Team-Building by Twitter

Writing for Politico, Abramowitz and Webster note the increasing bitterness of the political divide in the U.S. We increasingly hate the opposition much more than we love our own party. They observe of Trump, with tongue only partially in cheek:

What looks like an unhealthy Twitter obsession over “Crooked Hillary” and her emails is more likely a team-building exercise—a shrewd effort to keep his party focused on their shared enemy: Democrats. And so far, it’s working for him.

His beating up on Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell is also team-building, both are nearly as unpopular among Republicans as Hillary Clinton. Both represent what Trump voters voted against in the primaries.