Party Polarization and "Conflict Extension" in the American Electorate

Abstract

agendas have remained distinct, but the parties in the electorate have grown more polarized on all three. Conflict extension. rather than conflict displacement or ideological realign? ment, has occurred because there has been a limited mass response to the growth of elite-level party polar? ization. Only party identifiers who are aware of party elite polarization on each of the issue dimensions have