Tides of Consent : How Public Opinion Shapes American Politics (Paperback)

List of tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Opinion flows; 2. What the public wants of government; 3. Left and Right movements in preference; 4. The great horse race: finding meaning in presidential campaigns; 5. Between the campaigns: public approval and and disapproval of government; 6. On politics at the margin; Bibliography; Index.