i think this is something everyone already knows.. i don't think people vote for issues anymore as much as voting for identity. as we get farther down the road and strategies, intentional or not, evolve and start having a predefined meaning. for example, liberals raise taxes.. etc..
this article caught my eye. it might be an answer or or it might not. 'How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divide' https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...rtisan-divide/
this article caught my eye. it might be an answer or or it might not. 'How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divide' https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...rtisan-divide/
If Americans slide into seeing all policy debates as battles between Us vs. Them, we stop selecting policies based on their actual content. Ironically, this would lead to choosing policies that don’t match our personal values
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