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It’s my impression that the increase in polarisation in American politics is driven partly by involuntary factors that are not under politicians’ control. Something about the way political discussion and competition work has shifted over the past 20 years in a fashion that dramatically reduces the benefits to be gained from either the appearance of moderation or from actual legislative accomplishments, and increases the rewards from shifting the Overton window and projecting steadfast resistance and purity.
Democracy in America blog by The Economist