Where is American Democracy Headed?
KQED's Forum
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The Emotional Stakes of Elections
When and how did the emotional stakes of elections get so high that losing becomes in to death vacbetum? Do you have thought on arant's question? I do. The story that really hear is the story of partison polarization he us. This happened when our social identities became lined up with our political identities. When republicans lose, white, christian, america's survival is at stake, right? It's a contest between each group having feeling like their vision and their place in America is safe and secure.
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