Politics is a trial in which those in government - and those who aspire to be - make proposals, debate alternatives, and pass laws. Then the jury of public opinion decides. It likes the proposals or actions or it does not. It trusts the actors or it doesn't. It moves, always at the margin, and...

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Main Author:	Stimson, James A. 1943- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
Subjects:	Politik Public opinion / United States Politische Entscheidung Öffentliche Meinung USA United States / Politics and government / Public opinion
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	Politics is a trial in which those in government - and those who aspire to be - make proposals, debate alternatives, and pass laws. Then the jury of public opinion decides. It likes the proposals or actions or it does not. It trusts the actors or it doesn't. It moves, always at the margin, and then those who benefit from the movement are declared winners. This book is about that public opinion response. Its most basic premise is that although pubic opinion rarely matters in a democracy, public opinion change is the exception. Public opinion rarely matters, because the public rarely cares enough to act on its concerns or preferences. Change happens only when the threshold of normal public inattention is crossed. When public opinion changes, governments rise or fall, elections are won or lost, old realities give way to new demands
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 181 pages)
ISBN:	9780511791024
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511791024