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020			_a9781139198714 (ebook)
020			_z9781107025707 (hardback)
020			_z9781107638389 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJK1967 _b.J43 2012
082	0	0	_a324.973 _223
100	1		_aJessee, Stephen A., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIdeology and Spatial Voting in American Elections / _cStephen A. Jessee.
246	3		_aIdeology & Spatial Voting in American Elections
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (256 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aIdeology and Spatial Voting in American Elections addresses two core issues related to the foundations of democratic governance: how the political views of Americans are structured and how citizens' voting decisions relate to their ideological proximity to the candidates. Focusing on testing the assumptions and implications of spatial voting, this book connects the theory with empirical analysis of voter preferences and behavior, showing Americans cast their ballots largely in accordance with spatial voting theory. Stephen A. Jessee's research shows voters possess meaningful ideologies that structure their policy beliefs, moderated by partisanship and differing levels of political information. Jessee finds that while voters with lower levels of political information are more influenced by partisanship, independents and better informed partisans are able to form reasonably accurate perceptions of candidates' ideologies. His findings should reaffirm citizens' faith in the broad functioning of democratic elections.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107025707
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139198714
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38554 _d38554