Overall, they reported that "there are substantial differences in partisanship, ideology, and vote choice between southern natives and in-migrants;" moreover, they said that "though in-migrants aided the growth of the Republican Party in the 1970s and 1980s, recently they are more likely to have Democratic leanings than their native counterparts".
15 16 Although partisanship, ideology, and maintaining consistent voting records all factor into policymakers' decisions, policymakers also view the extent of public support for proposed policies as critical information in making decisions about whether to enact such changes.
"No partisanship or ideology.
Nominees were frequently turned down, for reasons including partisanship and ideology.
But the author does not appear to be motivated by — or, for that matter, interested in — political partisanship or ideology.
Mr. Kerry is increasingly reaching out to Republicans in his speeches, arguing that what is at stake in this election transcends partisanship and ideology.
At the same time, Sides said, Trump's rise has come at a time of intense debate among academics about the relationship between partisanship and ideology.
The argument that I make, which we don't have any evidence yet to support, is that this conspiracy worldview comes from childhood socialization — conspiracy thinking is a product just the same way partisanship or ideology is.
He added: "For decades, Republicans and Democrats put partisanship and ideology aside to offer some security for job-seekers, even when the unemployment rate was lower than it is today.
There are many causes for the dysfunction: strident partisanship, unyielding ideology, a corrosive system of campaign financing, gerrymandering of House districts, endless filibusters, holds on executive appointees in the Senate, dwindling social interaction between senators of opposing parties and a caucus system that promotes party unity at the expense of bipartisan consensus.
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Gen. Michael Hayden, the director of national intelligence, the retired Vice Admiral Mike McConnell, and the attorney general, the former federal judge Michael Mukasey, are highly respected and nonpolitical officials with little in the way of partisanship or ideology in their backgrounds.
