On voter competence

Research shows that most citizens are shockingly uninformed about public affairs, liberal-conservative ideologies, and the issues of the day. This has led most scholars to condemn typical American voters as politically brainless and to conclude that policy voting lies beyond their reach. 'On Vo...

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Main Author: Goren, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2013, 2013
Series:Series in political psychology / Series in political psychology
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