Democrats and Republicans dislike each other more than ever before. Donald Trump won the White House, in part, by creating an identity for his followers — distinguishing sharply between an aggrieved “us” and a guilty “them.”
Disregarding the definitional problems I’ve treated before, America feels deeply polarized.
How did that come about? Numerous hypotheses have been advanced, from a decline in D.C. schmoozing by politicians to the rise of ideologically based news.
I want to offer another, purely speculative, thought. CONT.
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill