Ideologically Extreme Candidates in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1948–2012

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 667, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 126-142

  Cohen, Marty ^a   McGrath, Mary C ^b   Aronow, Peter ^c   Zaller, John ^d  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

extremism; ideology; political economy; presidential elections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983551863     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716216660571     Document Type: Article

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