Why polarization could persist after Obama
Posted on AllSides September 10th, 2014
From The Left
OPINION
Many issues will come into play in the 2016 election, but among the most important is whether the next president and the Congress that will convene in January 2017 can break through the partisan polarization that has turned Washington into a gridlocked island.
The presidential candidates, no doubt, will present themselves as capable of making the system work and being determined to do so — offering a potentially fresh start after the political standoff that has marked the Obama presidency and those before. But there are questions:
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