Presidential campaigns and the fundamentals reconsidered

Journal of Politics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 803-820

  Enns, Peter K ^a   Richman, Brian ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 84880400371     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381613000522     Document Type: Article

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