Most Republicans see Democrats not as political opponents but as enemies

Posted on AllSides February 10th, 2021
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The idea is a simple one: A country in which people with at-times differing views of how things should be run get together and vote on representatives who will enact policy. The candidates with the most support take office, working to build consensus for the policies their constituents want to see. Both before and after the election, there’s an expectation that disagreements will be resolvable and resolved.

This is an idealized version of our system, of course, but that’s how ideals work. Central to American politics is the idea that...

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