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Fri Mar 21

Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead

Written by Betsy Sinclair, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis

As Americans' social worlds grow further apart, stereotypes intensify – driving an even deeper wedge between red and blue America.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Are you angry about politics right now? Seething? You’re not alone. According to the Mood of the Nation Poll by researchers at Penn State, 9 in 10 Americans can name a...

Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead

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