Three Essays on Congressional Elections and Representation

Democracy depends upon the competition between candidates or ideas. However, practices or procedures sometimes preclude the consideration of the full range of options. Can campaign spending predict who wins elections? What explains why incumbent electoral security is only rarely threatened? Can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Joseph Russell
Other Authors: Ansolabehere, Stephen Daniel
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10859
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11127836