tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post2567288478140987820..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Negative Partisanship and the Politics of HurtDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-58154797725838160632018-07-30T14:50:27.931-07:002018-07-30T14:50:27.931-07:00" In reality, this turns out to be wildly opt..." In reality, this turns out to be wildly optimistic. What is more often observed is that loyalty to one's political team comes first, and that in turn drives one's substantive political commitments. It looks something like this:<br /><br /> I am a Republican; Republicans are pro-life; therefore, I am pro-life.<br /><br />Partisanship rules the day, and the implications for the project of political persuasion are worrisome."<br /><br />Among other things, this tends to make things difficult for people, like myself, who really *do* try to base their political affilations on their views on the issues rather than the other way around. And such people might be more common than you think- for instance, I keep seeing claims that many self-described centrists and moderates in fact have views on issues that are all over the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com