The Big Sort (52 page)

———. Loose Connections. Joining Together in America's Fragmented Communities.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998.

———. "The Moral Minority: Where Have All the Liberal Protestants Gone?"
American Prospect,
May 22, 2000.

Yankelovich, Daniel. "New Criteria for Market Segmentation."
Harvard Business Review,
March/April 1964, pp. 83–90.

Young, James Sterling.
The Washington Community.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966.

Zaller, John R.
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Abortion in Colorado,
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, in Minnesota,
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, in Oregon,
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, and political parties,
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, and post-matenalism,
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n
; public opinion on,
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, and religion,
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, in South Dakota,
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, Supreme Court on,
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, in Texas,
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Abramowitz, Alan,
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Ackerman, Bruce,
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ACLU,
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ACT (America Coming Together),
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Action Fund Management,
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Adams, Abigail,
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Adams, Ben,
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Adams, John Quincy,
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Advertising of air conditioners,
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, Applebee's strategy of,
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, and class,
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, and demographic groupings,
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; fears about,
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, and geography of influence,
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, and image tribes,
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, and influential people,
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; intrusiveness of,
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, and market segmentation,
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; for national brand names,
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; one-to-one marketing methods,
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, political advertising,
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; by Procter & Gamble,
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, traditional advertising research,
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, and word of mouth,
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Advocacy funding,
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Affleck, Ben,
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Afghanistan war,
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AFL-CIO,
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Africa,
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Age and migration,
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n
; and political party membership,
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Ailes, Roger,
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Alabama,
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Albuquerque,
N
.Mex.,
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Alcohol use,
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ALEC,
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ALICE,
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All the King's Men
(Warren),
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Allen, George,
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Allport, Gordon,
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Amazon.com
,
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America Coming Together (ACT),
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American Center for Law and Justice,
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
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American Constitution Society,
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American Enterprise Institute,
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American Evangelism
(Hunter),
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American Legion,
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American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
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American Legislative Issue Campaign Exchange (ALICE),
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American Political Science Association,
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Americans for Democratic Action,
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The Anatomy of Buzz
(Rosen),
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n

Anderson, Chris,
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Anderson, Sherry Ruth,
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Anomie,
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Antiwar protests,
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Apathy, benefits of,
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Appalachian Regional Commission,
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Apple Corp,
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Applebee's,
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Ardery, Julia,
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Arizona.
See
Phoenix, Ariz

Armey, Dick,
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Armstrong, Jerome,
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Armstrong, Lance,
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Assortative mating,
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Atlanta, Ga.. blacks in,
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; creative-class workers in,
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; as high-tech city,
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,
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, migration to,
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Atlantic
magazine,
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The Atlas of North American English
(Labov),
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Austin, Tex.. Bishops'neighborhood in,
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, boundaries of,
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; churches in,
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; Clarksville neighborhood in,
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; conservatives in Dallas versus,
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; creative-class workers in,
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; educational level of residents of,
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; and environmentalism,
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,
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n
; government in,
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; as high-tech city,
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n
,
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; interest groups in,
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; and midterm elections (2006),
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; migration to,
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, school in,
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, as superstar city,
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; and transportation,
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; wages in,
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Austin American-Statesman,
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Automobiles,
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Babington, Charles,
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Bacon, Francis,
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Bai, Matt,
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Baltimore, Md.,
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Barnes, Fred,
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Barnett, Guy,
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Baron, Robert,
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Bartels, Larry,
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Baton Rouge, La.,
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Baton Rouge Advocate,
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Battlo, Jean,
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Bay Area Center for Voting Research,
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Bayh, Evan,
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Baylor College of Medicine,
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Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion,
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Beasley, Jerry,
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Belgium,
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Bell, Daniel,
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Bell, Terrel,
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Bellamy, Bill,
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Bennett, Anina,
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Bennett, Joni,
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Benson, Duane,
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Berger, Peter,
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Berkeley, Calif.,
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Berry, Jon,
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Bethlehem,
N
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Bible-beliefs about,
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; and emerging churches,
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, high school course on,
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, and social reform,
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See also
Religion

Bicycle racing,
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Big Sort-and associations of ideological intents,
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, economics of,
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, and education,
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; future of,
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, and midterm elections (2006),
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; and national consensus,
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; origin of term,
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; and politics of migration,
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; and religion,
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; research evidence on,
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; and rural areas,
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, and Tiebout migration,
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See also
Advertising; Lifestyle; Polarization; Political segregation; Religion

Birkenstocks,
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Birmingham, Ala.,
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Birth control,
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Bishop, Dave,
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Bismarck,
N
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Blacks and midterm election (2006),
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, migration of, to cities with strong black communities,
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; military service of,
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, northern migration of,
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; and political parties,
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, prejudice and discrimination against,
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, and riots,
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, and trust in government,
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, voting rights for,
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See also
Civil rights movement

Blake, Aaron,
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Blake, Eugene Carson,
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Bleifuss, Joel,
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n

Blue laws,
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BMW,
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Boise, Idaho,
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n
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Bono,
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Boone Pickens,
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Borelli, Thomas,
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Boston, Mass.,
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Boston Globe,
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Boulder, Colo and civic vitality,
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, and Deliberation Day research,
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, and Democratic Party,
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, and environmentalism,
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; Nike and snowboarders in,
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Bowling Alone
(Putnam),
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Boyle, Tony,
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n

Bradley, Bill,
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Bradley Foundation,
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Brady, Tom,
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Brammer, Billy Lee,
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Brandeis University,
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Breakfast at Tiffany's,
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Breese, Doug,
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The Bridges of God
(McGavran),
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Brinton, Henry,
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Britain,
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Broad, Eh,
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Broder, David,
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Brookings Institution,
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Brooklyn Brothers advertising agency,
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Brooks, David,
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Brownstein, Ronald,
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Brubaker, Harold,
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Brueckner, Jan,
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n

Brutus (antifederalist writer),
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Buckley, William F,
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Bucknum, Steve,
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Bundy, McGeorge,
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Burdick, Eugene,
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n

Burnham, Walter Dean,
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Burns, Conrad,
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Bush, George W and American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),
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, approval rating for,
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,
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n
,
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, attitudes toward, based on political party affiliation,
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; and California vote (2004),
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,
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n
, church membership of,
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,
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, and Colorado vote (2004),
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,
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; confirmation bias of supporters of,
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, and environmental issues,
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; and exit polls on (Election Day 2004),
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,
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n
, and exurban areas,
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, and fundamentalists,
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, and Iraq War,
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n
; and marriage gap during 2004 election,
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n
,
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; and midterm elections (2006),
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, and Missouri vote (2004),
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, and Oregon vote (2004),
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, political segregation and 2000 and 2004 elections,
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n
, and presidential campaign (2000),
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n
,
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; and question of competence,
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n
; and Republican landslide versus competitive counties (2004),
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, and Republican multigenerational effort for 2000 and 2004 elections,
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, State of the Union address by,
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, and stem cell research,
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, supporters of,
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,
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, and target marketing in 2004 election,
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; and Texas vote (2000 and 2004),
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; and Washington state vote (2000),
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