3/15/12: No One in the Middle

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Published March 14, 2012 at 12:21 PM MDT

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By Doug Fabrizio

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3/15/12: No One in the Middle

Salt Lake City, Utah – 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, Divided We Stand

John Avlon, How Partisan Politics Drove Olympia Snowe Away

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

VoteView's "Measuring Polarization Over Time"