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Unconventional wisdom [electronic resource] : facts and myths about American voters / Karen M. Kaufmann, John R. Petrocik, Daron R. Shaw.

By: Kaufmann, Karen M, 1959-.
Contributor(s): Petrocik, John R, 1944- | Shaw, Daron R, 1966- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: viii, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Voting -- United States | Elections -- United States | United States -- Politics and governmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 324.973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Preface -- Facts and myths about American voters : an introduction -- Americans hate to love their party, but they do! -- Are American voters polarized? -- Who swings? -- Soccer moms and other myths about the gender gap -- The young and not-so-restless voters -- The partisan bias of turnout -- Campaign effects in the twenty-first century -- Hard facts and conventional wisdom as we look to the future.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-255) and index.

Preface -- Facts and myths about American voters : an introduction -- Americans hate to love their party, but they do! -- Are American voters polarized? -- Who swings? -- Soccer moms and other myths about the gender gap -- The young and not-so-restless voters -- The partisan bias of turnout -- Campaign effects in the twenty-first century -- Hard facts and conventional wisdom as we look to the future.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.