The Washington Post, November 14th, 2004
THIS YEAR'S political campaigns generated much regretful commentary about our polarized society, and those red-and-blue maps of the results reinforced the sense of a divided nation. But this polarization is at once milder and more serious than is often presumed. The good news is that ordinary Americans are probably less polarized than in the past. The bad news is that several powerful forces are pushing them further apart. First, the good news. More voters on Election Day described themselves as moderate than as liberal or conservative. Many professed compromise positions on supposedly divisiv...
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