What Binary Questions Get Wrong About Voters

Not Another Politics Podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network

Mar 12, 202600:38:43Government & Organizations

Are Americans really polarized along party lines? Today, we discuss a new paper from our co-host Anthony Fowler, about one of the most common tools researchers use to measure public opinion: simple yes-or-no survey quest...

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