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How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divide

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    Conservatives appear particularly likely to feel cold towards liberals, even conservatives who hold very liberal issue positions. One solution might be to appeal to a larger unifying category:...

    Conservatives appear particularly likely to feel cold towards liberals, even conservatives who hold very liberal issue positions.

    One solution might be to appeal to a larger unifying category: Americans.

    I wonder however, if America's requirement to register a party preference when registering to vote causes unnecessary self identification with a particular political party.

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