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Monkey Business: The Effect of Scandals on Presidential Primary Nominations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2014

Brandon Rottinghaus
Brandon Rottinghaus*
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University of Houston
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Symposium: Political Scandal in American Politics
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 379 - 385
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