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What Is the Driver of Political Polarization?

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Published June 6, 2023

Party polarization is driven not by any single party but rather by both major parties. While lobbyists are often accused as being a pusher of polarization, lobbyists actually spend a lot of their time gathering information and are not able to easily change policy as is often portrayed.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think is the driver of political party polarization?
  2. If you could change the US political system, how would you change it and why?

Additional Resources:

  • Read Brandice Canes-Wrone’s book Who Leads Whom? Available here.
  • Listen to “Grading Election Integrity” with Benjamin Ginsberg and Bill Whalen on Saints, Sinners & Salvageables. Available here.
  • Watch “Why Do Some Democracies Survive While Others Fail?” on PolicyEd. Available here.