Talk:Political polarization in the United States

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 August 2020 and 2 December 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ethanpak (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Beril gur, Rachelkmoy, Go23bears, Yenxle.

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I am currently working on this article. Ethanpak (talk) 00:08, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Evaluation : This article is thoroughly written and descriptive. The sources are credible and there are no bias constructed in this article. As I read through, I don't see anything else to critique. (User:Yenxle) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yenxle (talk • contribs) 04:07, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am thinking of adding a section about the possible solutions to political polarization, as that is currently missing in the Wikipedia article. Additionally, I also would like to add the current political issues that are most polarizing in our country, for more context and real life application/examples of this polarization. The following is a list of sources I have compiled that I plan on using:

1. "What Are the Solutions to Political Polarization?". Greater Good. Retrieved 2020-09-30. Persily, Nathaniel (2015-04-27).

2. Solutions to Political Polarization in America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-08711-8. NW, 1615 L. St; Suite 800Washington; Inquiries, DC 20036USA202-419-4300 | Main202-857-8562 | Fax202-419-4372 | Media.

3. "Wide partisan gaps on climate change, environment, guns and stronger military". Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy. Retrieved 2020-09-30. NW, 1615 L. St; Suite 800Washington; Inquiries, DC 20036USA202-419-4300 | Main202-857-8562 | Fax202-419-4372 | Media (2020-02-13).

4. "Environmental Protection Rises on the Public's Policy Agenda As Economic Concerns Recede". Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy. Retrieved 2020-09-30.Inc, Gallup (2019-12-05).

5. "The Impact of Increased Political Polarization". Gallup.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30. NW, 1615 L. St; Suite 800Washington; Inquiries, DC 20036USA202-419-4300 | Main202-857-8562 | Fax202-419-4372 | Media (2014-06-12).

6. "Political Polarization in the American Public". Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

Ethanpak (talk) 01:58, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lead should clarify that the polarization is asymmetric

Multiple studies (some of which are cited in the body) show that the polarization is asymmetric. AFAIK, there is no research disputing that. The content should be in the lead. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 00:31, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

But there is only one sentence on this in an article that contains six sections and 15 subsections of text. Isn't it WP:UNDUE to put it in the lead? 74.67.45.185 (talk) 02:02, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Disagreement

There is a disagreement over this sentence:

Polarization in U.S. politics is asymmetric, as it has primarily been driven by a substantial rightward shift among congressional Republicans.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

I think the sentence should be changed to make it less conclusory; Snooganssnoogans disagrees. 74.67.45.185 (talk) 02:06, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

^ Hacker, Jacob S.; Pierson, Paul (2015), Persily, Nathaniel (ed.), "Confronting Asymmetric Polarization", Solutions to Political Polarization in America, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 59–70, ISBN 978-1-107-45191-9, retrieved 2021-02-04
^ Cite error: The named reference :12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Benkler, Yochai; Faris, Robert; Roberts, Hal (2018-10-18). Polarization in American Politics. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190923624.003.0010.
^ "Asymmetric Constitutional Hardball". Columbia Law Review. Retrieved 2021-02-06. Social scientists have shown convincingly that since the 1970s, Republicans have moved further to the right than Democrats have moved to the left{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Rackaway, Chapman; Rice, Laurie L. (2018), Rackaway, Chapman; Rice, Laurie L. (eds.), "Introduction: Turning Lemons into Lemonade? Party Strategy as Compensation for External Stresses", American Political Parties Under Pressure: Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate, Springer, pp. 1–13, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60879-2_1, ISBN 978-3-319-60879-2, retrieved 2021-02-06, In recent years, scholarly research has delved into the issue of asymmetric polarization. This is the idea the Republican Party is more uniformly conservative than the Democratic Party is united by liberalism. This is appearing to be true at the mass level and, to a greater degree, among elected officials.

[1] Hacker, Jacob S.; Pierson, Paul (2015), Persily, Nathaniel (ed.), "Confronting Asymmetric Polarization", Solutions to Political Polarization in America, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 59–70, ISBN 978-1-107-45191-9, retrieved 2021-02-04

[:12-2] Cite error: The named reference :12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Benkler, Yochai; Faris, Robert; Roberts, Hal (2018-10-18). Polarization in American Politics. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190923624.003.0010.

[4] "Asymmetric Constitutional Hardball". Columbia Law Review. Retrieved 2021-02-06. Social scientists have shown convincingly that since the 1970s, Republicans have moved further to the right than Democrats have moved to the left{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Rackaway, Chapman; Rice, Laurie L. (2018), Rackaway, Chapman; Rice, Laurie L. (eds.), "Introduction: Turning Lemons into Lemonade? Party Strategy as Compensation for External Stresses", American Political Parties Under Pressure: Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate, Springer, pp. 1–13, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60879-2_1, ISBN 978-3-319-60879-2, retrieved 2021-02-06, In recent years, scholarly research has delved into the issue of asymmetric polarization. This is the idea the Republican Party is more uniformly conservative than the Democratic Party is united by liberalism. This is appearing to be true at the mass level and, to a greater degree, among elected officials.

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