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Oct 23, 2022 • 11 tweets • 11 min read
Polarization, "like a tumor on the body politic," is growing in America.
To understand how, we analyzed millions of lines of text from legislators in the House.
We found that Republicans who fought the 2020 election results are at the forefront. 1/
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Our analysis is part of a series about these lawmakers. @SteveEder and @ddknyt recently detailed how the objectors helped engrave the myth of a stolen election in GOP orthodoxy, and how their decision has brought them personal benefit. 2/
