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Prof. Goose on July 21, 2006 - 4:11pm

I believe you're referring to Fiorina's Culture War book. It's an interesting read, but it's been discussed by a lot of people.

Here's an interesting piece here that addresses it:

http://www.thedemocraticstrategist.org/strategist/2006/06/polarized_partisans_probably.php

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Prodigal Son on July 21, 2006 - 4:38pm

That's the book. Thanks for the link that provides a nice rebuttal -- that polarization has been increasing since 1970 is a strong counter-argument to be sure.

However, I don't think one can argue either-or positions here -- clearly the US political system is a complex system with numerous feedback loops. No doubt the increasing polarization that began in the 1970s has led to partisan redistricting which is causing additional polarization.

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