Goren, Paul. creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource. 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 Voter Competence' breaks sharply from this view. According to Paul Goren, people vote based on abstract policy principles, a practice that has escaped scholars because they have searched for evidence of policy voting in the wrong places. specialized Paul Goren. Includes bibliographical references and index. Voting United States Voting United States History JK1967 .G58 2013 324.973 9780199979301 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195396140.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195396140.001.0001 StDuBDS 121025 20150804193929.0 EDZ0000105611