Episode 33 - Hidden Tribes & Political Polarization with Daniel Yudkin
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In this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. Daniel Yudkin, a social psychologist and researcher at the organization More In Common. We talk about how and why people fundamentally misunderstand Americans’ political viewpoints, and what we can do about this problem.  (So sorry about Manny's audio quality! There was a mic issue and we had to use his webcam mic for the episode.) Daniel’s Substack - The Partial Spectator The “Hidden Tribes” of America The Perception Gap quiz More In Common Group 2018 US midterms report Pew Research Typologies Polling that shows high support for progressive policies. “Democratic candidates, on average,are helped by higher turnout.” Hansford and Gomez, 2010 Also, racial minorities (who are more likely to vote democrat) are much less likely to vote, relative to white voters. See Pew  Income and Education predict different things when it comes to voting in 2016 and 2020
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