Culture Wars and Political Evolution

This chapter analyzes the evolution of political engagement around culture war issues, focusing on the use of emotional topics like abortion by both the left and the right to mobilize voters. It critiques the effectiveness of these strategies in the context of shifting political ideologies since the 1990s and examines the disillusionment among supporters following major political figures like Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. The discussion extends to the current state of the Republican Party post-Trump and the potential emergence of a third-party movement amid growing skepticism towards the two-party system.