The myth of the independent voter / / Bruce E. Keith, David B. Magleby, Candice J. Nelson, Elizabeth Orr, Mark C. Westlye, and Raymond E. Wolfinger

• Autore: Keith Bruce E
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : University of California Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.973
• Soggetto topico: Party affiliation - United States; Political parties - United States; Voting - United States; Political Rights - U.S; Government - U.S; Law, Politics & Government
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1945-1989
• Persona (resp. second.): MaglebyDavid B; NelsonCandice J. <1949->; OrrElizabeth; WestlyeMark Christopher; Wolfinger Raymond E
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- 1 Partisanship and Independence -- 2 Partisan Shifts among Blacks and Southerners -- 3 The Civic Virtue of Partisans and Independents -- 4 How Independents Vote -- 5 Partisans or Independents? -- 6 Age, Education, and Dealignment -- 7 Issues and Dealignment -- 8 Alienation and Independence -- 9 Alternatives -- 10 Conclusions -- Appendix: Items in the National Election Studies Alienation Indexes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Few events in American politics over the past two decades have generated more attention than the increasing number of voters calling themselves Independent. By the early 1970s Independents outnumbered Republicans, according to many eminent experts on voting behavior. Yet the authors of this incisive new commentary on American politics claim that most of this widespread speculation on declining party affiliation is simply wrong. They contend that most so-called Independents lean strongly toward one of the two parties and resemble-in all important respects-either Democrats or Republicans. Contrary to expert opinion, only a small segment of voters are truly "independent" of either major party.Based on the most up-to-date 1990 data, The Myth of the Independent Voter provides a roadmap of the political arena for the general reader and scholar alike. Debunking conventional wisdom about voting patterns and allaying recent concerns about electoral stability and possible third party movements, the authors uncover faulty polling practices that have resulted in a skewed sense of the American voting population.Demonstrating that most of what has been written about Independents for more than thirty years is myth, this challenging book offers a trenchant new understanding of the party system, voting behavior, and public opinion.
• Titolo autorizzato: The myth of the independent voter
• ISBN: 0-520-91223-3; 0-585-31000-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495953903321
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