On Apr 1, 2012, at 6:03 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
>> the partisan divide in Congress now is far greater than it was
>> 30 or 40 years ago
>
> People often say this, but I can't quite figure out
> what they mean by it. Is there any way to quantify it?
Yes. Political scientists do it all the time. It's late, otherwise I'd post examples.