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American politics is contentious, but the public is not as polarized as it thinks it is
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ahler, Douglas J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Few would disagree that there is little apparent common ground remaining between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, but is the American public just as polarized? Douglas J. Ahler sampled over 2,000 respondents on their own political leanings and their judgments of how liberal and conservative others are. He finds that respondents tended to overestimate polarization in the mass public, including that of those on their, and on the other side, of the ideological spectrum. He also finds that overestimating polarization among one’s peers leads individuals to adopt more extreme political attitudes. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/58968/1/__lse.ac.uk_storage_LIBRARY_Secondary_libfile_shared_repository_Content_American%20Politics%20and%20Policy_2014_July_blogs.lse.ac.uk-American_politics_is_contentious_but_the_public_is_not_as_polarized_as_it_thinks_it_is.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
