Political ambivalence towards the Parti Quebecois and its electoral consequences, 1970-2003.

Canadian Journal of Sociology | June 22, 2005| | Copyright

Abstract: Political ambivalence towards the Parti Quebecois remains a basic characteristic of Quebec electoral politics, but no attention has been paid to it by analysts. Yet the notion of ambivalence is central in Zaller's new synthesis concerning the nature of mass opinions. The ambivalence towards the Parti Quebecois stems from opposite forces, that is, attraction towards it and reservations concerning its sovereignist option. While the analysis shows that those who do not reveal their vote intentions to pollsters are always a source of the underestimation of support for ...

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