TY - BOOK AU - Ellis, Christopher, AU - Stimson, James A. TI - Ideology in America SN - 9781107019034 (hardback);1107019036 (hardback);9781107687417 (paperback);1107687411 (paperback) PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Ideology;Conservatism;Liberalism;Social conflict;Divided government;Public opinion;Americans KW - Attitudes N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index N2 - "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 ER -