What do you think the effect of this divide will be on the 2020 presidential election?
Do you believe that the government is still very effective under this large political divide?
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Partisan Divide Grows On Political Vaues
As midterm elections approach, evidence of a larger political divide brings up concerns. Surveys and research conducted by Pew Research Center distinguish not only a divide in political teams but a difference in what they believe is a big problem, with both parties agreeing only that affordable health care, ethics in government, drug addiction, and the federal budget deficit are “big problems”. Although both political parties agree that there is a great divide, their ideas to settle the problems do not coincide with each other’s values. For example, both parties agree that the federal budget deficit is a "very big" problem. Yet Republicans' recent tax overhaul helped balloon the deficit, leading to a recent 31 percent drop in corporate tax revenues. When it comes to shrinking the deficit, Republicans tend to advocate for cutting entitlement programs — something many Democrats strongly oppose. Many of the problems are heavily seen in the upcoming election, with Republicans campaigning for immigration and Democrats have made health care the policy centerpiece of their midterm election bids.
What do you think the effect of this divide will be on the 2020 presidential election?
What do you think the effect of this divide will be on the 2020 presidential election?
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I believe this growing partisan divide is contributing to general political chaos, referencing stigma each party brings. Merely mentioning your political affiliation is cause for personal attack, as seen online, and I do not believe this will get any better by the 2020 presidential election.
ReplyDeleteI truly believe each subsequent presidential election will only grow worse as the cause for the growing partisan divide grows: social media. Social media and "fake news" further divides Americans because of the extreme ease and anonymity in which the action can be performed. Anyone can say anything, and thus further outrage only adds fuel to the fire. In order to reform this, Americans must be better educated on reliable news sources and social media sites need better monitoring, such as Twitter and Facebook tracking Russian spam accounts on propaganda.
The government is still effective, albeit less with further political divide because of how the Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court must work in conjunction - to a degree. Issues CAN be solved, but will only be harder because of increasingly polarizing sides.
Steven Gong
I hope who are in the majority are good people who put themselves in other shoes. Because I believe that what political party you are in don't define your personality.
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