Party affiliation has long been the driving force behind electoral politics in the United States. Despite this fact, scant attention has been devoted to the American electorate's party images-the "mental pictures" that individuals have about the parties which enable citizens to translate events in the larger political environment into terms meaningful to them as individuals. Party images are central to understanding individuals' political perceptions and, ultimately, voting behavior.
Party Images in the American Electorate systematically examines the substance,...
Party affiliation has long been the driving force behind electoral politics in the United States. Despite this fact, scant attention has been devot...
Party affiliation has long been the driving force behind electoral politics in the United States. Despite this fact, scant attention has been devoted to the American electorate's party images--the "mental pictures" that individuals have about the parties which enable citizens to translate events in the larger political environment into terms meaningful to them as individuals. Party images are central to understanding individuals' political perceptions and, ultimately, voting behavior.
Party Images in the American Electorate systematically examines the substance,...
Party affiliation has long been the driving force behind electoral politics in the United States. Despite this fact, scant attention has been devot...
Party polarization in the House of Representatives has increased in recent decades. Explaining this development has been difficult, given current interpretations of American elections. The dominant framework for interpreting elections has been to see them as candidate-centered, or individualistic. This framework may have seemed appropriate as a way
Party polarization in the House of Representatives has increased in recent decades. Explaining this development has been difficult, given current inte...
