Most political observers are familiar with this basic logic: to win elections, you run to the middle. There, in the ideological center, is where the swing voters are.
But, somehow, this doesn’t seem to happen. Candidates often appear to have views that are out of step with average voters. So the question is: Will this cost them votes?
Two new studies shed light on extremism and its consequences. CONT.
John Sides (George Washington U.), The Monkey Cage