The red curve reveals that ideological polarization is maximal, so the two components are each composed of one ideology.
Some critics suggested ideological polarization was inherently undesirable.
People are looking for an end to the ideological polarization to American politics".
In addition, the project analyzes how ideological polarization and protest participation relate to social media use.
Which means more charge and countercharge, more ideological polarization and much less time to concentrate on the Democrats.
"These findings may mitigate concerns expressed by Sunstein and others that the Internet will increase ideological polarization and threaten democracy".
But the intensifying partisanship of both parties, as well as ideological polarization, contributes to the legislative stalemate.
By Hendrik Hertzberg June 28 , 2012The Obamacare decision highlights an ironic consequence of lifetime Supreme Court tenure in an age of ideological polarization and routine filibusters.
Mrs. Clinton insisted that she could overcome the ideological polarization in Congress that has only heightened since the early 1990s — especially, she said, under President Bush.
The perceived closeness of an electoral contest and the degree of ideological polarization between parties or candidates can affect the competitiveness of the election and consequently its turnout.
Second, there's the combination of gridlocked government and ideological polarization, which simultaneously requires compromise while reducing the common ground available to would-be deal makers.
