The Disappearing Center Quotes

“However, candidates and elected officials pay disproportionate attention to the views of the politically engaged segment of the public, which is also the most ideologically polarized segment of the public. Therefore, polarization at the elite level is largely a reflection of polarization among the politically engaged segment of the American public.”
― Alan I. Abramowitz, The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy