Sunshine Hillygus on partisanship in 2012

27 June 2012

In this interview, associate professor of political science at Duke University Sunshine Hillygus discusses how partisanship on issues such as healthcare and the economy can make it hard to shift public opinion and may lead to reduced voter turnout in 2012. She begins by discussing how partisan voters can take different messages from the same information. Professor Hillygus was a speaker at the US Studies Centre's Why Leaders Can't Lead conference.

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Tags: Global Financial Crisis, Health Care, Leadership, Partisanship, Sunshine Hillygus, Swing Voters, Turnout

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