It's Been 150 Years Since the U.S. Was This Politically Polarized

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18. Even though both parties are

about the farthest apart that they've ever been overall, the GOP has moved much farther away from the political center (and at a faster rate) than the Democrats have. Democrats have remained fairly consistent over the years in terms of economic policy, while moving leftward on social policies. Simultaneously, the GOP has moved far, far to the right on both ever since Reagan. It all started unraveling during the Civil Rights era and during Nixon, but the Reagan era was when things really started getting cranked up. He is the guy responsible for unleashing trickle-down upon us and capitalizing on race-based resentment from conservatives. And today, his party no longer supports things that they once did, whether it's infrastructure, voting rights for everyone, or health care.
Democrats (and Obama especially) have been more than willing to govern, but Republicans refuse to (unless it's about invading people's sex lives).