Who is Conflicted? Asymmetry of U.S. Liberal and Conservative Issue Opinions since 1974

• In Event: Ideological Thinking & Public Opinion

Brief Overview

We argue that a classic pattern of asymmetry in the issue opinions of liberals and conservatives is in fact an artifact of measurement choices. We present an alternative analysis that shows a very different asymmetrical pattern over several decades.

Authors

• David Skalinder, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Kristinn Mar Arsaelsson, Duke Kunshan University