Political Polarization in America, in Two Fascinating Charts
Posted on AllSides March 12th, 2019
Polarization in America is something I've been able to get a clear sense of when reading the news or checking social media, but ever since I saw these two charts illustrating the problem, I haven't been able to get them out of my head.
The first, from The Economist (Lean Left media bias), shows the distribution of ideology of House candidates who won their primaries in 2018.
The second, from Pew Research Center (Center media bias) shows the distribution of Democrats and Republicans on a 10-item scale of political values....
