| Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools. |
HERBERT McCLOSKY AND FRIENDS REVISITED1980 Democratic and Republican Party Elites Compared to the Mass PublicSouthern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
George Washington University McClosky's classic study of party leaders and followers is replicated and extended using 1980 data on party elites, party followers, and the mass public. Dramatic interparty differences emerge in terms of liberalism-conservatism and views on public policy issues. As in the McClosky study, party elites tend to take relatively extreme issue positions, while the mass public continues to occupy a centrist position.
American Politics Research, Vol. 10, No. 2,
158-180 (1982) |
|||