Party activists, ideological extremism, and party polarization

The Parties Respond: Changes in American Parties and Campaigns, Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 75-102

  Hershey, Marjorie Randon ^a   Birkhead, Nathaniel ^a   Easter, Beth C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429494390     Document Type: Chapter

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