Around the same time, the two major political parties began to become more ideologically coherent andstarted to move apart from each other, a processthat has continued to this day. Conservatives moved more clearly into the Republican camp, while liberals shifted into the...
The political decisions of Goldwater, Nixon, and Reagan solidified the black democratic partisanship, as well as the Southern white republican partisanship. As the years have past the black democratic partisanship has become a racially polarized and the republicans have given up on achieving a higher...
They Are Swayed by Polarized Agendas Being influenced by polarized agendas can heighten sensitivity and lead to quick offenses. In a world of strong political and social divides, people can become very defensive about their beliefs. This can make them react strongly to any opposing view, seeing i...
Over the years, some scholars have not only written against the concept of immigrant integration but have called for its rejection and abandonment. Critics argue that the concept is normative, objectifies others, mirrors outmoded imaginary of society, orients towards methodological nationalism, and a...
“I want to play within the rules and do it better” to “I want to change the game itself so we can get money out of politics or we can just reform in ways that we don’t have to compete in this kind of polarized way,” where do you stand when people ask you about the ...
Hot-button social issues like abortion, evolution and same-sex marriage have proven to be highly divisive. Gun control, tax policy and entitlements all elicit passionate, if wildly polarized, viewpoints. What role does accountability play in such a charged environment? There is no simple answer ...
Thus I have written this book to help you understand her heart of your darkness in the Trump resistance movement—to really understand what really happened to Hillary Rodham Clinton. I don’t want her deep denials to become yours. If they do, all you resist concerning Trump will come to ...
So let’s briefly run through the model’s forecast for House, Senate and gubernatorial races. Then I’ll describe some changes to the model since 2020 — which are modest this year but reflect how congressional races are changing in an increasingly polarized political environment. ...
It matters normatively that it has become the position of one of the two main political parties that it should be harder to vote. Regardless of impact, context is important (e.g., this isnot the first timethat a state like Georgia has tried to make it hard for certain people to vote)...
Current and former senators say part of the change in the Senate is the fact that the country has become more polarized. Campaigns are bitterly fought, and incumbent lawmakers have to fear being primaried by th