Polling released on Friday by CNN indicates that Americans generally view the two main political parties as equivalently extreme in their views and policies. It’s a finding that’s interesting in the context of the recent debate over partisan extremism, prompted by Elon Musk’s meme on the subject — but also one that’s interesting for the question it raises about the inherent subjectivity of “extreme.”
If the extreme becomes normal, is it still extreme? CONTINUED
Philip Bump, Washington Post
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