Your Vote Is More Polarized Than You Are
American Politicians Are More Divided Than Ever. American People? Maybe Not
If you consider only the names on our ballots and the voices on cable news, answering the question posed by this Zócalo/UCLA Anderson School of Management event is easy. “Is Politics Really Tearing America Apart?” Of course it is. But, according to three scholars who spoke to a large crowd at Cross Campus DTLA, if you talk to Americans themselves, a more nuanced answer emerges. We think we can predict someone’s point of view on social issues like marijuana legalization, gay rights, and free speech based on their political party, …
