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Republicans And Democrats Don't Agree, Don't Like Each Other And It's Worse Than Ever

The partisan split in America is the highest it's been in two decades, with Republicans and Democrats holding disparate views on race, immigration and more, according to a new Pew study.
A Pew Research Survey finds Americans are more polarized than they have been in more than two decades on a range of issues.

The partisan split in America is the highest it's been in two decades, with Republicans and Democrats holding vastly disparate views on race, immigration and the role of government, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.

Pew has been measuring attitudes on policy issues and political values dating back to 1994, and its latest check-in finds — perhaps unsurprisingly — that Americans are more divided than ever.

"The fact that Republicans and Democrats differ on these fundamental issues is probably not a surprise, but the magnitude of the difference is striking, and particularly how the differences have grown in recent years and where they've grown," Carroll

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