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Who Votes?

Raymond E. Wolfinger, Steven J. Rosenstone - Political Science - 1980 - 172 pages
...are very slightly underrepresented among voters, but so are people who believe that "the government should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living." The people who are overrepresented on this issue are those who take a middle-of-the-road position....
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George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness: The Wallace Campaigns ...

Jody Carlson - Political Science - 1981 - 364 pages
...so than Humphrey voters (67.6% saying yes). Answers to the question, "Should the federal government see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living?" show the majority in all three groups registering disagreement. Wallace voters tend to be slightly...
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George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness: The Wallace Campaigns ...

Jody Carlson - Political Science - 1981 - 364 pages
...so than Humphrey voters 167.6% saying yes1. Answers to the question. "Should the federal government see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living?"show the majority in all three groups registering disagreement. Wallace voters tend to be slightly...
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Equality in America: The View from the Top

Sidney Verba, Gary R. Orren - Political Science - 1985 - 356 pages
...floor the public wants is less clear. In 1960, 59 percent of Americans thought that the government should see to it "that every person has a job and a good standard of living," a belief shared by only 17 percent of the public in 1978." Yet a "good" standard of living lies well...
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Politics and Society in the South

Earl Black, Merle Black - Political Science - 1987 - 380 pages
...which has been especially prominent among the new middle class. The SRC-CPS question is as follows: "Some people feel that the government in Washington...every person has a job and a good standard of living. Suppose that these people are at one end of this scale — at point number 1. Others think that the...
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The Resurgence of Conservatism in Anglo-American Democracies

Barry Cooper, Allan Kornberg, William Mishler - Political Science - 1988 - 484 pages
...retrospective evaluations (Fiorina, 1981). Following the Table 15.1. Turn to the Right. "Government should see that every person has a job and a good standard of living." Year Yes No 1956 57% 27% 1960 59 24 1964 31 43 1968 31 47 1972 27 39 1976 24 39 1980 26 41 "Government...
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Issue Evolution: Race and the Transformation of American Politics

Edward G. Carmines, James A. Stimson - History - 1989 - 242 pages
...events of interest. 4 The question is the familiar seven-point forced choice between "The Government should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living" and "Each person should get ahead on his own." Most 6 Conservative REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS 59 O f 4Most...
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The Unchanging American Voter

Eric R. A. N. Smith - Political Science - 1989 - 294 pages
...interested enough in this to favor one side over the other? [If Yes] Do you think that the government should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living or should it let each person get ahead on his own?" Response categories: Government should see to it...
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The Future of National Urban Policy

Marshall Kaplan, Franklin J. James - Political Science - 1990 - 420 pages
...way he was "handling poverty" while 58 percent disapproved. Table 18.7 (continued) 3 Some people feel the government in Washington should see to it that...government should just let each person get ahead on his own. Where would you place yourself on this scale? (Government responsibility at point 1 , leaving...
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The Future of National Urban Policy

Marshall Kaplan, Franklin J. James - Architecture - 1990 - 424 pages
...somewhat closer to the perceived Reagan position. The result was similar when the sample was asked whether "the government in Washington should see to it that every person has a job and a Table 18.7 Comparison of Public Attitudes with Perceived Positions of Parties and Candidates Question...
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