No term takes me back to my graduate school days like the “Culture War.” And for good reason: It was one of the biggest methodological debates in political science. Two camps emerged — one argued that polarization had completely infiltrated American society.
It wasn’t just a phenomenon of the chattering class, but it was also clearly evident among rank and file Americans across the country. These folks were often called maximalists, and their position was typified by Alan Abramowitz’s papers. If you want one single source to read about this view, I would recommend his book “The Disappearing Center,” published in 2010.
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