POLI 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Relative Change And Difference
22 May 2018
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I. Partisanship continued.
a. How stable is partisanship?
i. Strong dem: 81
ii. Weak dem: 70
iii. Independent dem: 80
iv. Pure ind: 89
v. Ind rep: 74
vi. Weak rep: 54
vii. Strong rep: 77
b. The data above are just 4 years.
c. Most shifts are independent to republican or dem. Generally, not republican to dem.
d. Tends to be very stable.
II. Strength of partisanship
a. Strong republicans: very loyal
b. Weak republicans: can defect more
c. Strong democrats: defect a little more than republicans historically.
d. Weak democrats: defect quite frequently
e. As time goes on, higher levels of loyalty
III. How likely are those to vote
a. More partisan, more likely you are to turnout
b. Feel more invested in process. More interest/ salient views
c. Tend to care more.
IV. Are partisans different?
a. Do see a clear trend. Tend to congregate on specific views for each respective parties
b. Very far apart on a lot of issues
V. Different, but are we polarized?
a. Are we polarized?
b. What are the signs?
c. Is this a problem?
VI. Video in class:
a. Party that tends to be less inclusive.
b. Share of deorats who see the repulia party as a threat to the atio’s well-being
i. Over a quarter
ii. If you are consistenly liberal: 50
c. Share of repulias who see the deorati party as a threat to the atio’s well
being: 36
i. If consistenly conservative: 66
VII. But some similar beliefs
a. Preventing mentally ill from purchasing guns: no difference
b. Barring gun purchases by people on no fly or watch lists: 3 percent difference (dem
more likely to)
c. We a see eye to eye, we just do’t get rewarded for cooperating
VIII. Indepenndents
a. Views
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Document Summary
Partisanship continued: how stable is partisanship, strong dem: 81, weak dem: 70, independent dem: 80, pure ind: 89, ind rep: 74, weak rep: 54, strong rep: 77. Vi: the data above are just 4 years, most shifts are independent to republican or dem. Generally, not republican to dem: tends to be very stable. Strength of partisanship: strong republicans: very loyal, weak republicans: can defect more, strong democrats: defect a little more than republicans historically, weak democrats: defect quite frequently, as time goes on, higher levels of loyalty. How likely are those to vote: more partisan, more likely you are to turnout, feel more invested in process. More interest/ salient views: tend to care more. Are partisans different: do see a clear trend. Tend to congregate on specific views for each respective parties: very far apart on a lot of issues.
