Election 2020 was wild. What is it about American politics that makes people so polarized?

Election years are usually a little wild in America, but 2020 seemed like it was a different animal entirely. There are a lot of things that Republicans and Democrats don’t agree about but for some reason this year it felt like the parties had absolutely nothing in common. Not even a massive public health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic could bring people from both sides together. So what is it that prevents people from different political parties from finding common ground? What’s the math behind why America is so polarized? And, in other places around the world that don’t have two party systems, does the same kind of polarization happen? Dr. Roblin Kolodny, Professor and Chair of the Political Science department at Temple University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what happened this year and what it all means. 

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