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Wither the Two-Party System?

Hosted by David Eisenhower – noted historian and author, professor at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, and grandson and namesake of President Dwight D. Eisenhower – the series tackles some of the weightiest public affairs topics of our time, with a focus that’s global and long-term in scope.

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Wither the Two-Party System?

Season 7 Episode 702 | 26m 46s | CC

Amid an increasingly divided political landscape, recent polls show that most Americans view the politics of both the Democratic and Republican parties to be either to the left or right of their own views, with only about one in five saying either party’s politics were “about the same” as their own. Meanwhile, a growing proportion of voters are registering as non-partisan or independent.

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