Polls and Elections: How Did the Primary Vote Forecasts Fare in 2008?

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-154

  Steger, Wayne P ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85055396605     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2008.03663.x     Document Type: Article

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