Poll: Record polarization, partisanship tops accomplishments

Published December 21, 2018 4:17pm ET



Modern American politics has reached a new level of partisanship and polarization that judges leaders like President Trump not on their accomplishments but their party, according to a new survey.

The Democrat-Republican partisan gap, which reached a record 70 points under former President Barack Obama, has now grown to 77 points and appears to overshadow the types of rallies in approval ratings past presidents had, according to a new Gallup analysis.

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