Christopher H. Achen
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“Well-informed citizens, too, have come in for their share of criticism, since their well-organized “ideological” thinking often turns out to be just a rather mechanical reflection of what their favorite group and party leaders have instructed them to think”
― Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
― Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
“Elections do not force successful candidates to reflect the policy preferences of the median voter,”
― Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
― Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
“when ordinary people are exposed to intensive political education and conversation on specific policy issues, they often change their mind”
― Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
― Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
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