MacKuen, Erikson, and Stimson: MacropartisanshipFrom WikiSummary, the Free Social Science Summary Database MacKuen, Erikson, and Stimson. 1989. Macropartisanship. APSR 83: 1125-1142. [edit] The DebateSee Green et al (1998) and Erikson et al (1998). This article began the debate. [edit] The Argument[edit] The Received WisdomAccording to previous literature, partisanship is highly stable except for rare realignments. This is a "punctuated equilibrium" model. This view goes back to The American Voter, which discussed stable, affective bonds to parties. Fiorina (1981), on the other hand, supposed that partisanship was more like a "running tally" of each party's qualities; this implies that approval ratings should move partisanship. The authors present a theory that resembles Fiorina's. [edit] The New WisdomIn fact, aggregate partisanship (e.g. the percent of people telling pollsters that they are Democrats) varies systematically (see Figure 1).
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