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UCLA political scientists: Political polarization is not as simple as it appears

“It’s important to contrast what is available for public consumption versus what we know as social scientists,” said EfrĂ©n PĂ©rez. “A lot of the divisiveness is really among the elites in the parties. There is an enormous sea of individuals for whom politics is kind of a colorful sideshow, they only sporadically interact with it.”

“It’s important to contrast what is available for public consumption versus what we know as social scientists,” said EfrĂ©n PĂ©rez. “A lot of the divisiveness is really among the elites in the parties. There is an enormous sea of individuals for whom politics is kind of a colorful sideshow, they only sporadically interact with it.”