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