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By Paul M. Sniderman,Benjamin Highton

Citizens are political simpletons--that is barely a modest exaggeration of a typical characterization of citizens. definitely, there is not any scarcity of facts of electorate' restricted political wisdom, even approximately concerns of the top significance, besides inconsistencies of their pondering, a few evident by way of any usual. yet this photograph of voters all too usually ways caricature.

Paul Sniderman and Benjamin Highton assemble prime political scientists who provide new insights into the political taking into account the general public, the explanations of social gathering polarization, the motivations for political participation, and the paradoxical courting among turnout and democratic illustration. those stories propel a foundational argument approximately democracy. electorate can simply do in addition to the choices on provide. those possible choices are limited by means of 3rd avid gamers, specifically activists, curiosity teams, and fiscal individuals. the outcome: citizens frequently seem to be shortsighted, severe, and inconsistent as the possible choices they need to make a choice from are shortsighted, severe, and inconsistent.

Facing the problem of Democracy gains contributions by way of John Aldrich, Stephen Ansolabehere, Edward Carmines, Jack Citrin, Susanna Dilliplane, Christopher Ellis, Michael Ensley, Melanie Freeze, Donald eco-friendly, Eitan Hersh, Simon Jackman, Gary Jacobson, Matthew Knee, Jonathan Krasno, Arthur Lupia, David Magleby, Eric McGhee, Diana Mutz, Candice Nelson, Benjamin web page, Kathryn Pearson, Eric Schickler, John aspects, James Stimson, Lynn Vavreck, Michael Wagner, Mark Westlye, and Tao Xie.

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