[EL] which branch of the federal government is most polarized?

[Gaddie, Ronald K.]

If you wish to measure polarization within an institution, you don't do it by using the two anchors of the spread at the outside. Rather, you should look to the space or gap at the center between the predominant clusters of players.

The US House is the most polarized institution.

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Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 9:16 PM
To: Richard Winger
Cc: Election Law
Subject: Re: [EL] which branch of the federal government is most polarized?

I see more distance between Bernie Sanders and James Inhoffe than Scalia and Sotomayor.

Or if you're using occasional collaboration as the standard, the "liberals" do seem to win a decent number of the 5-4s

Thomas Cares

On Monday, June 29, 2015, Richard Winger <richardwinger at yahoo.com<mailto:richardwinger at yahoo.com>> wrote:
I would say, given that Congress and President Obama just worked together on the international trade deal, that Congress is no longer the most polarized branch of the federal government.  The US Supreme Court is the most polarized.

Richard Winger
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