Ideology in America /
Christopher Ellis, James A. Stimson.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012
- xviii, 206 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.
"Public opinion in the United States contains a paradox. The American public is symbolically conservative: it cherishes the symbols of conservatism and is more likely to identify as conservative than as liberal. Yet at the same time, it is operationally l