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negative partisanship has replaced positive partisanship as the dominant axis of political identity in both the U.S. and Canada.

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negative partisanship has replaced positive partisanship as the dominant axis of political identity in both the U.S. and Canada

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"politics has become 'like a bitter sports rivalry, in which the parties hang together mainly out of sheer hatred of the other team, rather than a shared sense of purpose'"
Asserted by Abramowitz · stance: neutral
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