What Is It Really? Americans' and Elected Officials' Definitions of Extremism

• In Event: Origins of Ideological Constraint and Opinion

Brief Overview

Using open-ended survey data on a sample of the American public and elected officials, I document that Americans talk about political extremists more negatively than moderates and think in terms of ideological positioning and closed-mindedness.

Author

• Ethan Busby, Brigham Young University-Provo