Key Points
• One of the big stories of American politics over the past half-century has been a growing ideological divide between Democrats and Republicans.
• This has also led to more ideological cohesion within parties, including a dramatic increase among Democrats between 2012 and 2020. Democrats are now as ideologically cohesive as Republicans, which is a big change from a decade ago, when Republicans were significantly more cohesive than Democrats.
• While white Democrats have moved more to the left than nonwhite Democrats have on some issues, both groups have become more liberal since 2012. CONTINUED
Alan I. Abramowitz (Emory), Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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