Clearer Cues, More Consistent Voters: A Benefit of Elite Polarization
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The extent to which elite-level polarization has influenced the belief systems of ordinary citizens remains a matter of debate.
“At the same time, the extent to which elite-level polarization has influenced the belief systems of ordinary citizens remains a matter of debate8,27,35–40.”
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Strongly identified partisans exhibit more alignment than weakly identified partisans.
“Strongly identified partisans (who tend to be affectively polarized) exhibit more alignment than weakly identified partisans38.”
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Increased alignment between partisanship and ideology reflects a 'sorting' process that increases intergroup conflict.
“From a more macro-political perspective, increased alignment between partisanship and ideology reflects a ‘sorting’ process that increases intergroup conflict35,38,77.”
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Negative identities can mirror partisan attachments in inducing greater constraint in the ideologically inconsistent Brazilian electorate.
“In addition, out-party cues can be just as strong as in-party cues in influencing individuals' policy views (Samuels and Zucco 2018), such that negative identities can mirror partisan attachments (Levendusky 2010) in inducing greater constraint in the ideologically inconsistent Brazilian electorate.”
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- Authors
- Levendusky, M. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Levendusky, Matthew S.
- Venue
- Political Behavior
- Published
- 2009-06-26
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 111-131
- ISSN
- 0190-9320 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6687
- OpenAlex
- W2004626679
- Cited by
- 438
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 29.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Political Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
- Keywords
- elite polarization, party cues, political parties, party identification, voter attitudes, civic competence, political participation, American politics
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