… Political scientists still don’t fully understand the forces pushing some in both parties to adopt more extreme positions. As American politics continued to polarize in recent years, however, trade with China might have made the problem worse, according to new research.
Voters in places that were more exposed to competition from Chinese imports became more likely to elect lawmakers with more extreme views between 2002 and 2010, the research shows. CONT.
Max Ehrenfreund, Washington Post