UID:
almahu_9949386041202882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 172 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781003030829
,
1003030823
,
9781000050745
,
1000050742
,
9781000050721
,
1000050726
Content:
"This book explains why elections from 1960 to 2016 came out the way they did. Why did voters choose one candidate over the other and what issues were they concerned with? The answer comes from talking to thousands of voters and analyzing their verbatim responses. Traditional methods used by most political analysts have often led to false interpretations and an empty conventional wisdom. Using a unique model and high quality survey data from the American National Election Studies, this book sheds original light on what voters think the most important problems are, what short-term forces may affect voting behavior, the role of ideology, and ultimately, the impact on democracy of not listening to what voters say. In addition, the author presents a new way to measure the ideological composition of the American electorate and considers whether the polarization of Congress represents a reflection of a polarized public"--
Note:
Introduction -- Long-term forces -- Short-term forces -- Measuring issues -- Images of the candidates -- The components of vote -- Ideology -- Polarization -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: My model equation and the components -- Appendix B: Calculating the amount of random response -- Appendix C: My method of measuring belief systems -- Appendix D: Demographic uniqueness of the ideological blocs.
Additional Edition:
Print version: RePass, David E.. Listening to the American voter New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. ISBN 9780367467470
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
;
History.
;
Electronic books
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003030829
