? -- As
opposed to policy being shaped by characteristics that are in turned shaped by
policy outcomes. I'd interested in
hearing thoughts on how policy influences the ideological
distribution.
Jason DeBacker
(immigration policy is one).
It would surprise me if policy didn't influence the ideological
distribution- i.e. the number of liberals/conservatives is purely a function
of exogenous shifts in the demographics of the population.
Jason DeBacker
this explains what you are finding? - - Bill Dickens
Jason DeBacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/05/04 06:21PM
This doesn't agree with my prior, but a quick search turned up this:
http://www.divorcereform.org/94staterates.html Where 12 of the top 14
states
in
terms of low divorce rates were blue
that none of the models of
this type that I have seen include expressive voting or voter irrationality.
Regards,
Jason DeBacker
