Why Liberals Aren't Liberal? Exploring America's Changing Ideological Landscape

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A puzzle in US politics: ideological identification as 'liberal' declines, yet support for liberal policies remains strong. This analysis investigates why.

Examines the decline of self-identification with liberalism despite continued policy alignment and partisanship shifts.
Explores how specific symbols become associated with liberal ideology over time.
Shows changing correlations between attitudes toward liberals and other groups.
Uncovers evolving links between liberal identification and policy preferences.

Article card for article: On the Dynamics of Ideological Identification: The Puzzle of Liberal Identification Decline

On the Dynamics of Ideological Identification: The Puzzle of Liberal Identification Decline was authored by Elizabeth Coggins and James Stimson. It was published by Cambridge in PSR&M in 2019.