![]() Democrats dislike Republicans just as Republicans dislike Democrats. All the polling data indicates that animosity is a bipartisan concern. Nobody thinks that negative partisanship is confined to the right side of the aisle. They can exhort vaccinations, but critiquing those who amplify doubts about the vaccine–especially, say, a powerful personality like Tucker Carlson–carries its own perils. As the vaccination gap between blue counties and red counties continues to grow, Republicans who advocate for increased vaccine uptake have to strike a delicate balance. There is even a link between the malady of negative partisanship and America’s ongoing struggle with vaccine hesitancy. That means a close examination of January 6th was always going to be a close examination of the failures and misdeeds of one partisan side. They were a purely partisan attack launched by fanatical Trump supporters. The riots at the Capitol weren’t an external attack from a shared enemy (like the attacks on 9/11). Given our culture of negative partisanship, a true bipartisan effort to explore the events, causes, and consequences of January 6th never had a chance. But she fights the left, and the left despises her, and for millions of Republicans that is more than enough to earn their regard. She’s endorsed truly bizarre and baseless conspiracy theories, including allegations that Hillary Clinton ritually killed a child. The same poll that showed Cheney significantly underwater with Republican voters showed Green with a slight positive rating. Republican acceptance of conspiracy theorists like Marjorie Taylor Greene is Exhibit B. ![]()
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