We all know that are national politics are becoming more polarized: Democrats and Republicans are self-sorting into various regions and demographics, like north and south or urban and rural. There are few conservative Democrats and even fewer liberal Republicans. And yet few pay attention to state level politics, even though that’s where much of US policy is made that Americans care about most. …
That’s why it’s such a big deal that Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee changed his political party, from unaffiliated to Democrat. [cont.]
Harry Enten, The Guardian