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No One in the Middle

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio
Published March 14, 2012 at 6:09 PM MDT
Image by DonkeyHotey/Creative Commons via flickr

Thursday, we're talking about the death of centrism in American politics. Republican Senator Olympia Snowe recently announced her retirement, citing her disgust with the "my way or the highway ideologies" in Washington these days. But she's just the latest casualty of an ever-increasing polarization of the political parties. John Farrell of National Journal and John Avlon of The Daily Beast join us to explain how we've gotten to this point and what it means for the way government works.

John Farrell

John Avlon

The Utah Republican Party will hold caucuses tonight at 7:00. To find your precinct, click here

VoteView's "Measuring Polarization Over Time" 

"History of American Politics in Two Minutes" to see how Congress has shifted across the political spectrum since 1875:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWJ4DT4Efr0&feature=player_embedded

 

 
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Doug Fabrizio
Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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