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What an intensely divisive election portends for American politics
The year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. It
brought a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and a
razor-thin presidential election outcome. It culminated in an
attack on the U.S. Capitol that attempted to deny Joe Biden’s
victory. The Bitter End explores the long-term trends and
short-term shocks that shaped this dramatic year and what these
changes could mean for the future. John Sides, Chris Tausanovitch,
and Lynn Vavreck demonstrate that Trump’s presidency intensified
the partisan politics of the previous decades and the identity
politics of the 2016 election. Presidential elections have become
calcified, with less chance of big swings in either party’s
favor. Republicans remained loyal to Trump and kept the election
close, despite Trump’s many scandals, a recession, and the
pandemic. But in a narrowly divided electorate even small changes
can have big consequences. The pandemic was a case in point: when
Trump pushed to reopen the country even as infections mounted,
support for Biden increased. The authors explain that,
paradoxically, even as Biden’s win came at a time of heightened
party loyalty, there remained room for shifts that shaped the
election’s outcome. Ultimately, the events of 2020 showed that
instead of the country coming together to face national
challenges—the pandemic, George Floyd’s murder, and the Capitol
riot—these challenges only reinforced divisions. Expertly
chronicling the tensions of an election that came to an explosive
finish, The Bitter End presents a detailed account of a year of
crises and the dangerous direction in which the country is headed.
What an intensely divisive election portends for American politics
The year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. It
brought a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and a
razor-thin presidential election outcome. It culminated in an
attack on the U.S. Capitol that attempted to deny Joe Biden's
victory. The Bitter End explores the long-term trends and
short-term shocks that shaped this dramatic year and what these
changes could mean for the future. John Sides, Chris Tausanovitch,
and Lynn Vavreck demonstrate that Trump's presidency intensified
the partisan politics of the previous decades and the identity
politics of the 2016 election. Presidential elections have become
calcified, with less chance of big swings in either party's favor.
Republicans remained loyal to Trump and kept the election close,
despite Trump's many scandals, a recession, and the pandemic. But
in a narrowly divided electorate even small changes can have big
consequences. The pandemic was a case in point: when Trump pushed
to reopen the country even as infections mounted, support for Biden
increased. The authors explain that, paradoxically, even as Biden's
win came at a time of heightened party loyalty, there remained room
for shifts that shaped the election's outcome. Ultimately, the
events of 2020 showed that instead of the country coming together
to face national challenges-the pandemic, George Floyd's murder,
and the Capitol riot-these challenges only reinforced divisions.
Expertly chronicling the tensions of an election that came to an
explosive finish, The Bitter End presents a detailed account of a
year of crises and the dangerous direction in which the country is
headed.
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