Politicians Don't Pander Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness

Name: Politicians Don't Pander Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness
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ISBN: 9780226389837

ISBN-10: 0226389839

ISBN-13: 9780226389837

Edition: 2000

Authors: Lawrence R. Jacobs, Robert Y. Shapiro

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Public opinion polls are everywhere. Journalists report their results without hesitation, and political activists of all kinds spend millions of dollars on them, fueling the widespread assumption that elected officials "pander" to public opinion--that they tailor their policy decisions to the results of polls. In this provocative and engagingly written book, the authors argue that the reality is quite the opposite. In fact, when not facing election, contemporary presidents and members of Congress routinely ignore the public's policy preferences and follow their own political philosophies, as well as those of their party's activists, their contributors, and their interest group allies.…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/21/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.90" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Robert Y. Shapiro is professor of political science at Columbia University.



Preface and Acknowledgments



Political Motivations, the Public, and the Media



The Myth of Pandering and Theories of Political Motivation



Crafted Talk and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness



Health Care Reform



The New Democrats and the Crafting of Public Opinion



Storming the Bully Pulpit



The Media, Public Opinion, and Health Care



Political Cycles of Press Coverage



Loud Messages, Loud Voices



Talking Heads, Cautious Citizens



The Cycle of Crafted Talk



Dissolution of the Republican Revolution



Dilemmas of Democracy



Disrupting the Cycle


Appendixes


Notes


References and Additional Sources


Index