RI’s Most Politically Polarizing — From David Cicilline to Michael Flynn
Thursday, May 23, 2019
In a period of divisive politics both nationally and locally, certain politicians seem to revel in the dialogue and controversies.
“Republicans and Democrats have been moving further apart not just in their political values and approaches to addressing the issues facing the country, but also on the issues they identify as top priorities for the president and Congress to address,” wrote Bradley Jones of Pew Research in an analysis of the political polarization of the political parties.
According to Pew’s research, the values of the country are splitting along party lines, “The partisan gap is particularly wide for a handful of issues. For instance, two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic leaners identify global climate change as a top priority, while just 21% of Republicans and Republican leaners say the same. Similarly, although only 31% of Democrats say that strengthening the military should be a top priority, 65% of Republicans hold this view.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAnd in Rhode Island, certain political players are vigorously driving their agendas and proving to be driving the polarization.
GoLocal has identified ten of the most vigorous partisans that seem to be a lightning rod in local or national political discourse.
SEE THE LIST BELOW
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