Partisan bias in factual beliefs about politics

Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 519-578

  Bullock, John G ^a   Gerber, Alan S ^b   Hill, Seth J ^c   Huber, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84973661653     PISSN: 15540626     EISSN: 15540634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/100.00014074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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