Republicans, Democrats grapple with identity crises as election year looms – By Joe Fisher (UPI) / Dec 12, 2023
CLIVE, Iowa, Dec. 12 (UPI) — In less than a year, American voters will again validate their political identity — going along with the policies put forward by the eventual GOP nominee, or those of President Joe Biden.
In this era of political crisis, the parties are testing what it means to be a Republican or Democrat. That friction, and the uncertainty it brings, is nothing new. But the current iteration may have broader consequences than ever before, six political scientists told UPI in recent interviews.
“You couldn’t help but see it. It would be pretty hard to miss,” Stanley Renshon, a political psychology professor at Lehman College in New York, told UPI of the divisions within both parties.
Polls from the Pew Research Center say most Americans view both parties unfavorably and many support breaking from the two-party system.
