The Pew Research Center has been studying American’s public political values since 1994, and says the gap between Democrats and Republicans is wider than it's ever been. Carroll Doherty, the director of political research at Pew, joins The Takeaway to explain how we got here.
Also joining are John Tanner, a former member of congress; Bruce Reed, former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden; Helen Milby, founder and board chair of the progressive organization The New Deal; and John Murray, who served as deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.