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Emotional hostility widened US partisan gap even as politics shifted left
Original: As America shifted left under Trump, emotional hostility widened the partisan gap https://www. psypost.org/as-america-sh
New research suggests that while Americans' policy positions shifted leftward during Donald Trump's presidency, the emotional divide between Democrats and Republicans grew wider. The study highlights rising affective polarization, meaning each side increasingly distrusts and dislikes the other, even as substantive ideological differences narrowed. Commentators on social media are citing the findings in debates over Trump-era political hostility and the state of US politics.
Why now: Fresh research linking Trump's presidency to growing emotional polarization is resonating amid ongoing US political debate
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