Will Constituents Simply Take Their Elected Representatives’ Word for It?
Published online on April 21, 2026
Abstract
American Politics Research, Volume 54, Issue 5, Page 612-624, September 2026.
Political communications research has found that elites enjoy wide latitude to shape mass opinion but also identified important constraints on opinion leadership in competitive democracies. To win over the public, political leaders must generally mobilize ...
Political communications research has found that elites enjoy wide latitude to shape mass opinion but also identified important constraints on opinion leadership in competitive democracies. To win over the public, political leaders must generally mobilize ...