Unconventional wisdom : facts and myths about American voters / Karen M. Kaufmann, John R. Petrocik, Daron R. Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufmann, Karen M., 1959- author.

Petrocik, John R., 1944- author.

Shaw, Daron R., 1966- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voting--United States.

Voting.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Preface. 1. Facts and Myths about American Voters: An Introduction. 2. Americans Hate to Love Their Party, but They Do!. 3. Are American Voters Polarized?. 4. Who swings?. 5. Soccer Moms and Other Myths about the Gender Gap. 6. The Young and Not-So-Restless Voters. 7. The Partisan Bias of Turnout. 8. Campaign Effects in the Twenty-First Century. 9. Hard Facts and Conventional Wisdom as We Look to the Future. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index

Contents:

Preface

Facts and myths about American voters : an introduction

Americans hate to love their party, but they do!

Are American voters polarized?

Who swings?

Soccer moms and other myths about the gender gap

The young and not-so-restless voters

The partisan bias of turnout

Campaign effects in the twenty-first century

Hard facts and conventional wisdom as we look to the future.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773436-7

0-19-988786-1

1-281-52939-7

0-19-536684-0

0-19-971051-1

OCLC:

437096442