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The Hispanic Immigrant Voter and the Classic American Voter: Presidential Support in the 2012 Election

Michael S. Lewis-Beck, Mary Stegmaier
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences June 2016, 2 (3) 165-181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2016.2.3.09
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aF. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa
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    • THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE: VOTES, PREFERENCES, APPROVAL
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