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Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politicsIf you're like the many viewers who have binge-watched the series multiple times, you know who all these cast members of 'The West Wing' are.James Sorensen/NBC/Newsmakers, Hulton Archive

When the early 2000s hit series “The West Wing” returned on Netflix in December 2025, it spurred conversation about how the idealistic political drama...

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