President Donald Trump famously said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and his supporters would continue to support him. And he has a point. Since the start of his scandal-struck presidency, Trump’s approval ratings have lingered at around 40%. By no means good, but with a record-breaking turnover rate of top staff at the White House, numerous charges brought against a plethora of campaign staff and countless other scandals it’s remarkable that Trump has maintained the support he has. It's avid too. One look at a packed campaign rally with an audience shouting “lock her up” shows a president with an immensely die-hard base. The Pew Research Centre says: “ Political polarization – the vast and growing gap between liberals and conservatives, Republicans and Democrats – is a defining feature of American politics today”. A 2017 Pew poll showed that 43% of Republicans and 38% of Democrats have a negative view of the opposing party. These stats can be exemplified in real
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