As Americans living in the twenty first century we are exposed to a myriad of different opinions on a daily basis. We are bombarded with the opinions of various news reporters and television announcers, along with the results from public opinion polls that are accessible to the public via television or the Internet. Most people, I would argue, feel that there exists a great divide in terms of public opinion within the United States. Citizens are under the impression that Democrats and Republicans greatly differ in their political ideologies. The Pew Research Center For The People & The Press devised a system in which the electorate is divided into ten groups of potential voters.
This brief essay provides the reader with answers to the question of whether or not the PRC's ten-category typology is an accur
After reviewing the ten categories included in the typology I would argue that the PRC's ten-category typology provides an accurate portrayal of the range of public opinion found within the United States. The political party system in the United States can be classified as being consensual, meaning that there is not much difference between party ideologies. A system that is highly consensual does not need an exhaustive categorical system to capture the public opinion of the United States. Indeed a Staunch Republican would appear to differ greatly when compared to a Liberal Democrat, but when compared to countries that have nonconsensual systems we then realize how minimal the differences are. Most Americans, I would argue, consider themselves to be either Democrat or Republican. Within the framework of each respective party th
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