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Can America's deep political divide be traced back to 1832?

  • Written by Jennifer Mercieca, Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Aggie Agora, Texas A&M University
imageThe nation's political chasm – already wide – has grown even more since 2012. 'Partisanship' via www.shutterstock.com

You’ve probably heard the popular aphorism “to the victor belongs the spoils of the enemy.”

But you might not know who first said it.

In 1832, the Senate debated President Andrew Jackson’s unpopular...

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