Chapter four: What Is the Driver of Political Polarization?

Party polarization is driven not by any single party but rather by both major parties. While lobbyists are often accused as being a pusher of polarization, lobbyists actually spend a lot of their time gathering information and are not able to easily change policy as is often portrayed.

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