RED AND BLUE ALL OVER: The Political Divide in America
1,719 views · Published 12 September 2008 · 26:49 · Indexed 12 October 2026
Channel: Hoover Institution · 2008 · News & Politics
During the past decade, neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have been able to capture a majority of the vote in national elections. In fact, the country hasn't been so evenly divided since the 1870s. Some say this is evidence of a culture war and a political divide that has split the country into two Americas. Others disagree, arguing that in fact most Americans are in the moderate middle and are divided on relatively few issues. Who's right?
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