The Red And The Blue by Steve Kornacki

The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism

A brisk political history that traces how the 1990s transformed American politics from a culture of bipartisan compromise to entrenched tribalism, following key players and events—Clinton’s presidency, the Republican Revolution led by Newt Gingrich, partisan media’s rise, major scandals, and changing campaign tactics—and arguing that institutional shifts, media fragmentation, and electoral strategy during that decade hardened party identities and set the stage for today’s polarized landscape.

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