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The Atlantic Academy presents Sean Theriault, professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Public approval of Congress is at an all-time low. So, too, is comity in Congress. Pundits, politicians, and political scientists too frequently discuss these trends under the broad rubric of party polarization.

In his presentation, Prof. Sean Theriault teases out a dimension different from party polarization, that he calls “warfare.” While the concepts are, undoubtedly, related, he argues that their distinction is critical for understanding the current congressional dynamics. Theriault shows that roll-call votes on senators’ amendments and leadership PAC contributions can give us insight – though not perfectly – into partisan warfare in the current Senat.