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I wonder whether this is a consequence of politics as entertainment reinforced by social networking. We know from sports that intense rivalries boost ticket sales and opposing sides spend major efforts to incite their fans against the "other team." In addition, in a social networking environment fan engagement is a key indicator for measuring success of a marketing campaign. Intensity x Reach -> Sales

The survey by Pew Research Center was conducted Sept. 3-15 among 9,895 adults (it was completed before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Sept. 24 announcement of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump). It finds that both Republicans and Democrats express negative views about several traits and characteristics of those in the opposing party, and in some cases these opinions have grown more negative since 2016.

https://www.people-press.org/2019/10/10/partisan-antipathy-more-intense-more-personal/