“incumbent politicians may face a dilemma: should they implement the policies voters want or the policies that will turn out to contribute to voters’ welfare?” — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share Image
“Elections do not force successful candidates to reflect the policy preferences of the median voter,” — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
“incumbent politicians may face a dilemma: should they implement the policies voters want or the policies that will turn out to contribute to voters’… — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
“Well-informed citizens, too, have come in for their share of criticism, since their well-organized “ideological” thinking often turns out to be just a rather… — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
“Public perceptions of the prevalence of crime seem to be more strongly related to local media coverage of crime—largely a product of broadcasters’ commercial… — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
“Americans are much more resolute in their identification with party than they are in their identification with ideology.” — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
“there was much to despise about the legislatures of the Gilded Age, which were often severely malapportioned in favor of rural interests, heavily influenced… — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
“when ordinary people are exposed to intensive political education and conversation on specific policy issues, they often change their mind” — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share
