affective partisan polarization

noun

the process of steady growth of the mutual dislike between Republicans and Democrats since the 1970s

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nounaffective partisan polarization (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablepolitical sciencethe process of steady growth of the mutual dislike between Republicans and Democrats since the 1970s
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