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Gubernatorial stability in Iowa : a stranglehold on power /

"Since 1969, governors of Iowa have averaged a decade in office, significantly longer than their peers in other states. Why? This book draws on approval data, interviews with politicos around the state, including two former governors, and a statewide survey of Iowa voters to explain Iowa's...

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Main Author:	Larimer, Christopher W. (Christopher Wesley) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:	Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:	Governors > Iowa. Iowa > Politics and government. Elections > United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / State & Provincial. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership.

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