In spite of the Republican Party's relatively narrow margin of control in the U.S. House of Representatives, Professor Irwin finds distinct Republican advantages in the patterns of House voter performance and in current electoral practices that bode poorly for Democrats aiming to regain control of the chamber any time soon.
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A "Permanent" Republican House? Patterns of Voter Performance and the Persistence of House Control
Dr. Lew Irwin
1Duquesne University
Citation Information: The Forum. Volume 2, Issue 1, Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1540-8884, DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1024, March 2004
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- 2004-03-18
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