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Selected Publications
For a complete list of faculty citations, please visit iRis, Northeastern’s digital archive.
The New American Democracy, 5th Edition
Pearson Longman, 2007
The Making of the Presidential Candidates
Rowman and Littlefield, 2008
The Swing Voter in American Politics
Brookings Institution Press, 2008
