It sure seems like U.S. Democrats and Republicans are less likely to cooperate than they have been in the past and now, thanks to geographer Clio Andris and her colleagues, we can see that it’s true. They plotted six decades of voting in the House of Representatives, noting the likelihood that their vote will cross party lines.
This is your image of the week:
Or, here’s the long story short:
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Sabrina Pacella — May 2, 2015
Note how the Democrats have been more likely to reach over to the side of the Republicans than vise versa.
Bill R — May 2, 2015
Excellent assessment, and a perfect example of the negative affect of wing-nuts in America. This board is also a perfect example the left wing nut faction.
You guys are half the problem.
Congrats.
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Katherine Wilson — May 7, 2015
The post September 11 years in the graphic are a surprise, since both sides united to quash Civil Rights under the Patriot Act, and endorse the illegal-by-international-lawg military invasion in Iraq. Ditto "No Child Left Behind". So does "crossing Party lines" refer to when a Bill is so distinctly identified with only one Party, or merely by the number of votes aggregated for all that year's Bills?
Jamie Riehl — May 8, 2015
Would be interesting to compare this to similar data for voter opinion on the same issues. Does this increase in House partisanship reflect voters? Or is it a result of other factors? I suspect that the increase in voter partisanship is far less pronounced.
Ted Voth Jr. — May 8, 2015
No, Neil, because they feed at the same corporate trough as you repubs…
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