Chart showing that on average, Congress has become more conservative over the past five decades.

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   US: On average, Congress has become more conservative over the past five decades, according to #PewResearch analysis.

   50 years ago in the House, 144 Republicans were less conservative than the most conservative Democrat, and 52 Dems were less liberal than the most liberal Repub. Since 2002, there’s been no overlap at all between the least liberal Democrats and the least conservative Republicans.

   https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/10/the-polarization-in-todays-congress-has-roots-that-go-back-decades/ @politicalscience