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Bob Kerrey: I mean some of it has to do with the American people themselves. They`ve become far more polarized than in the 1990s. So…

On the recordJuly 14, 2021
I mean some of it has to do with the American people themselves. They`ve become far more polarized than in the 1990s. So some of it has to do with the earlier conversation you had about Facebook. You really don`t get attention on social media unless you insult people. And a fair amount of it, you can lay at the doorstep of former president Trump. I mean he blew away the norms.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
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msnbc.com

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Bob Kerrey discusses the polarization of American politics and attributes part of it to former President Trump's behavior and the impact of social media.

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