Political Polarization

Two impeachments and two acquittals, 34 felony convictions with no penalty, a federal case ended by his reelection, and a blanket January 6 pardon. The primary-source record, what his defenders argue, and the consistency test it puts to every American.

Pew found the share of partisans who call the other party immoral rose 25 to 28 points between 2016 and 2022. More in Common found we imagine twice as many extremists as exist. PRRI found 1 in 5 Americans open to political violence.