Heuristics Behaving Badly: Party Cues and Voter Knowledge

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 312-325

  Dancey, Logan ^a   Sheagley, Geoffrey ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84875925625     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2012.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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