Tag: partisanship

It is a reflection of early life learning and the social conditions of the individual. Another way of looking at it is the most frequently used when referring to elected members of a party in Congress who are unlikely to compromise with the opposing party on legislation or investigations. The term in modern political history has taken on a new definition which can also refer to the psychological connection to a party that individual voters may have. This is used frequently when referring to the US Congress, and its inability to conduct business. Congress is most often described as such when the parties are said to be polarized. This occurs through the widening gap between the political ideologies of the two major ideological groups in Congress. When this occurs, the term partisanship is regularly heard being slung at political opponents, especially if they are perceived to be legislating for political gain. Partisanship can also apply to the psychological connection that a voter has to a party. This is becoming increasingly common in the US, as polls have indicated.