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03234aam a2200457 i 4500 001 32A5F5C886E611EB80D4A9DB35ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210317010020 008 200114t20202020nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019056477 020 $a 0367819678 020 $a 9780367819675 020 $a 036746747X 020 $a 9780367467470 035 $a (OCoLC)1130763881 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d ERASA $d ZAD $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK524 $b .R457 2020 082 00 $a 324.973/092 $2 23 100 1 $a RePass, David E., $e author. 245 10 $a Listening to the American voter : $b what was on voters' minds in presidential elections, 1960 to 2016 / $c David E. RePass. 264 1 $a New York : $b Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2020. 300 $a xv, 172 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x History $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Voting research $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Public opinion. $x Public opinion. 650 7 $a Politics and government $x Public opinion. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919779 650 7 $a Presidents $x Election. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075747 650 7 $a Voting research. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01169267 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a RePass, David E., $t Listening to the American voter $d New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. $z 9781003030829 $w (DLC) 2019056478 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317014640.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=32A5F5C886E611EB80D4A9DB35ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search