The miserable presidential election of 2012: A first party-term incumbent survives

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Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 20-28

  Campbell, James E ^a  

^a 520 Park Hall ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84879247443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15408884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/forum-2013-0003     Document Type: Article

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