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On a national level, unpredictable leftlright divisions are tantalizing: Americans seem immune to neat pigeonholing by political scientists. For example, a 1978 New York TimesICBS News survey found that those who described themselves as "lib- erals" were far more likely than self-described "conservatives" to support sending U.S. troops and equipment to halt Soviet advances in Africa.
As we edge toward the 1980 presidential election, cam- paigns are being mounted...