▪ Abstract The past two decades have brought revolutionary change to the field of political
methodology. Steady gains in theoretical sophistication have combined with explosive …

▪ Abstract Are party identifications relatively fixed features on the political landscape in the
United States and elsewhere? If they are relatively fixed, do identifications move substantive …

In this authoritative study, three political scientists demonstrate that identification with
political parties powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots." …

Why did the United States develop political parties? How and why do party alignments
change? Are the party-centered elections of the past better for democratic politics than the …

I examine the impact of long-term partisan loyalties on perceptions of specific political
figures and events. In contrast to the notion of partisanship as a simple “running tally” of …

From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique
moments in US political history—but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. To make …

From Stokes's (1963) early critique on, it has been clear to empirical researchers that the
traditional spatial theory of elections is seriously flawed. Yet fully a quarter century later, that …

As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in
the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. Why has confidence in …

Today we are politically polarized as never before. The presidential elections of 2000 and
2004 will be remembered as two of the most contentious political events in American history …

Does a government's fate at the ballot box hinge on the state of the economy? Is it inflation,
unemployment, or income that makes the difference? What triggers economic voting for or …