CNN Democracy in Peril January 18, 2022 02:52:00
Compromise. that's gone out the window. and if you look closely, it's important to say this is a s symmetric polarization. they moved further right than democrats have left and you can see that in the composition of the parties. we talk about being a divided nation evenly but independent voters make up plurality. democrats have gotten more liberal but split 50/50 between liberals and moderates. republicans, though, are 75% conservative. less than 25% moderate. so the power and the party is enormously off center and that creates the incentive structure where candidates want to play to the base ...