The president, polarization and the party platforms, 1944-2012

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Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 169-189

  Jordan, Soren ^a   Webb, Clayton McLaughlin ^a   Wood, B Dan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84907690555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15408884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/for-2014-0024     Document Type: Article

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