[Mb-civic] Partisanship Pulls Voters Two Ways

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Partisanship Pulls Voters Two Ways 
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Divisiveness can energize or repel public.

By Alan Wolfe

July 20 2004

American politics are more partisan than ever. The American people distrust partisanship more than ever. The conflict between these two forces is as important to the election of 2004 as the contest between Republicans and Democrats. 

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