P SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 9 Parties and Independents Outline of Last Lecture I The Upcoming Exam II Berry s Four Strategies III The Roadblock of Collective Action IV What do Liberals Believe V What do Conservatives Believe VI Ideologies Outline of Current Lecture I Parties Current Lecture I Parties A How many of us are either a democrat or a republican 1 For those of us that are one or the other how do you know Where did this strong feeling come from B Party identification 1 An attachment to a political party 2 Term originated with Michigan School Campbell Converse Miller Stokes i Showed that people have attachments to parties and they vote with a party even when candidates and issues change ii Research done across 1950s ask people about their party attachment at regular intervals iii The most stable of attitudes they found 3 Where does it come from i Socialization ii Group Identification iii Running tally of recent outcomes 4 Why does it change i The tally might change ii A single issue might topple it These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute iii Leaders of the party might cause you to rethink 5 What are the effects of it i Serves as a screen for information causing selective exposure Changing relationships with those around us ii Strong predictor of issue positions iii Serves as strong cue in voting CCMS funnel of causality argument 6 Perspective on Parties i Public increasingly sees differences between the 2 major parties ii 50 years ago public saw difference in social welfare issues but not others 7 Independents i Number is increasing ii 4 20th century Independent successes a 1912 Theodore Roosevelt b 1924 Robert Lafollette c 1968 George Wallace d 1992 Ross Perot iii Why did they succeed a Name recognition b Coherent message movement c Money to spend iv Roadblocks to third Party Success a Public attachment and record of voting for 1 of 2 parties b Voters must see third party as a credible alternative and not just a spoiler c Ballot access laws drain time and money d New party is a start up needs candidate organization media and tons of money e Co optation of their ideas by existing parties f What would the message be beyond the existing parties woes v What do independents believe a They re not homogenous 1 They re a mix of different perspectives b ANES asks some questions every election Are you a republican democrat or independent If you said democrat or republican are you a strong or weak democrat republican If you said independent do you think you re closer to the republican or democratic party 1 This means they wont declare a party but they re not true independents They still vote democrat or republican 2 7 points strong democrat weak democrat leaning democrat independent leaning republican weak republican strong republican 3 Most independents are leaners 4 Only 11 say they do not lean and are independent vi Two types of independents a Dalton s apartisans some are educated and have interest 1 More political knowledge constantly gathering information active on issues b Dalton s apoliticals some aren t as educated have little interest 1 Opting out entirely
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