Where Are All The Moderate Politicians?

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 1:48 p.m.

When it comes to polarization, most people in American politics blame the voters. But much of the political science data suggests most voters are actually moderates. So, where are all the moderate politicians?\n\nIn a new book, \u201cWho Wants To Run?: How The Devaluing of Political Office Drives Polarization\u201d, Stanford political scientist Andrew Hall argues that the reason we don\u2019t have more moderate politicians is actually quite simple\u2026there just aren\u2019t any incentives for them to run.