As each of the parties has moved toward ideological purity, our politics have become ever more polarized, our governing ever more paralyzed. Extremists increasingly run the show.
Jane SusskindPublished: 27 Apr, 2012
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As each of the parties has moved toward ideological purity, our politics have become ever more polarized, our governing ever more paralyzed. Extremists increasingly run the show.
-David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst, and Michael Zuckerman, Special to CNN in What’s Wrong with American Politics
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