Public Opinion In America: Moods, Cycles, And SwingsA theory of public mood swings and cycles in America, based on data compiled by the author from public opinion surveys over the years. |
Contents
THE CONCEPT OF POLICY MOOD | 17 |
DEVELOPING A MEASURE OF MOOD | 33 |
THE COMPONENTS OF MOOD | 61 |
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abortion aggregate American politics analysis assumption attitudes behavior candidates central tendency coefficient common concept conservatism contests correlations cycles debate Democratic Percentage dimension Domestic Policy dummy variables effect of mood Eigenvalue election outcomes Election Study electoral environment error essay evidence example expected explain federal focus government in Washington GSS Spending Gun Control incumbent individual issue domain less liberalism index look macropartisanship mandate matter means metric Military Spending move movement National Election Study parallel particular partisanship party pattern percent period policy mood policy preferences politicians presidential elections Principal Components principal components analysis problem produce public opinion public policy question Reagan reelection regression Republican response result Ronald Reagan sample sampling error scale seen simple specific standard Standard Deviation Stimson survey marginals things trend Trendex Series Two-Party U.S. Senate variance variation views Watergate scandal welfare Willie Horton zone of acquiescence