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Partisan Polarization
conservatism
8:58 a.m.
The $15 Minimum-Wage Debate Clarifies the Partisan Economic Divide
Republican “populists” oppose a $15 minimum wage because they stand for predatory small-business owners, not working people.
By
Eric Levitz
president’s job approval
Feb. 5, 2021
Record Polarization Underlies Biden’s Otherwise Normal Job Approval Rating
Biden’s impossibly popular among Democrats, and improbably unpopular among Republicans. His relative strength among independents could be key.
By
Ed Kilgore
covid-19 stimulus
Dec. 21, 2020
Second Stimulus Deal May Be Last Gasp of Bipartisanship
Democratic underperformance in the election and Republican underestimation of the pandemic made a deal possible. But don’t count on much else.
By
Ed Kilgore
presidential job approval
Dec. 4, 2020
Will Joe Biden Get a Public Opinion ‘Honeymoon?’
He’ll probably be more popular at the start of his presidency than Trump was. How much that helps him achieve his agenda is another matter.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 6, 2020
Americans Are Becoming More Open to Post-Election Violence
A study found growing bipartisan tolerance for political unrest, reflecting both Trump’s efforts to delegitimize the election and deeper divisions.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 6, 2020
Americans Reach Peak Partisan Polarization Under Trump
The biggest danger sign for Trump is that independents don’t like him much at all.
By
Ed Kilgore
conservatism
May 16, 2020
Polarization Isn’t the Problem, But Human Identity Politics May Be the Solution
Ezra Klein’s new book on polarization alerts liberals and conservatives to their species’ unifying affinity for identity-based divisiveness.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
May 12, 2020
Republicans Follow Trump in Believing the Worst of the Coronavirus Is Over
Partisan polarization on COVID-19 has spiked again as Republicans believe Trump’s claim that the worst is over.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Apr. 21, 2020
Voting by Mail Helped Democrats in Wisconsin — a Lot
Normally Republicans are as likely as Democrats to vote by mail. Not in Wisconsin, say findings that may intensify polarization on voting rules.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Jan. 23, 2020
Partisan Polarization Reaching Record Levels
Trump’s more popular with Republicans than Reagan, less popular with independents than Carter. It’s not just elites who are polarized.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Dec. 2, 2019
‘Checks and Balances’ Voters Could Reelect Trump
Voters who oscillate between the two parties may produce the very abuses of power they claim to fear.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 21, 2019
Commies Versus the Klan? Democrats and Republicans Have a Dim View of Each Other
Republicans think Democrats are socialists, and Democrats think Republicans are racists. One or both of them may be right, but nobody will be civil.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 23, 2019
Trump Is Achieving Peak Polarization
You either love him or hate him, and fact that the in-between is vanishing carries implications for 2020.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 senate elections
July 18, 2019
Susan Collins’s Approval Rating Dives As Reelection Contest Approaches
The senator is losing popularity and is lashed to a president who is even more unpopular than she is in Maine.
By
Ed Kilgore
voting rights
Mar. 21, 2019
Democrats’ Voting-Rights Push Could Begin a Third Reconstruction
Partisan polarization over voting rights shows how much political power, now as in the 1860s and 1960s, depends on who participates in democracy.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 1, 2018
‘Baby Breitbarts’ Might Be the Future of Local Newspapers
The Tennessee Star is a far-right outlet disguised as a traditional paper. And it’s influencing local politics while staying in the black.
By
Eric Levitz
Sept. 26, 2017
The Psychology of Tribalism
Our polarized, group-oriented politics is thousands of years in the making.
By
Jared T. Miller
May 31, 2017
In the Trump Era, America Is Racing Toward Peak Polarization
We’re increasingly divided between people who think Trump’s doing a fine job, and people who think Congress should take steps to impeach him.
By
Ed Kilgore