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These political scientists are discovering even more reasons U.S. politics are a disaster [View all]
These political scientists are discovering even more reasons U.S. politics are a disasterby Max Ehrenfreud at the Washinton Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/03/these-political-scientists-are-discovering-even-more-reasons-u-s-politics-are-a-disaster/
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In 1960, for example, surveyors asked Americans to rate members of their own party and of the other party for intelligence and selfishness. Respondents saw members of their own party as slightly more intelligent, by about 6 percent of the points on the scale, and somewhat less selfish, by about 17 percent of the available points. Those differences expanded to 48 percent and 43 percent, respectively, in another survey conducted in 2008.
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