Political Polarization -- it's personal (as if we didn't know this)

[Cats Against Frist]

"The venomous conflict of the 2004 presidential election, which has pushed leaders to surprising new levels of partisan hostility, has spread to ordinary Americans.

Intolerance of political differences is growing, expert observers say. And while Republican and Democratic activists both deplore the trend, each side blames the other."

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"The level of intensity is reflected in the numbers of voters already identifying themselves as "strongly" for President Bush or Sen. John Kerry, the presumed Democratic nominee, said Republican Ed Goeas and Democrat Celinda Lake. The two collaborate in producing the Battleground Poll for George Washington University.

"Normally, 'strong' voters run at 33 percent of a candidate's support, not the 40 percent we're seeing now," Lake said.

Equal intensity

Goeas also points to the proportion of citizens who say they are "extremely likely" to vote: "It usually runs between 67 and 70 percent. The highest I ever saw it was 70 percent. This year we have 78 percent saying they are 'extremely likely' to vote." "

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[Democat]

1. Scientific proof that Bush is dividing America and hurting Americans

He needs to go so we can get back to being one country, not two angry groups of people.

[SConrad]

2. We all loose

Whoever wins we all loose if our country remains so divided in a time of war.

[RC]

3. Loose?

We all lose if the criminals are loose.

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