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    2 days ago

    The hyper polarization of our system actually started around the mid 90s with cable news and Republicans taking a take-no-prisoners approach to the Clintons, especially the advent of Murdoch’s Fox News.

    Before that era, polling to questions like “How would you feel if your child married someone from the opposite political party?” were a lot more moderate.