Outrage Online Weakens Party Ties

The article relays evidence that a small, highly negative slice of accounts shapes political discourse and that this dynamic can reduce the intensity of partisan identification. Instead of simply polarizing left vs right, social media outrage appears to push independents away from both parties and intensify intra‑party fractures. This helps explain rising distrust of parties, Democratic infighting, and GOP factional tensions. — It reframes social media’s political impact from binary polarization toward de‑alignment and elite radicalization, altering how analysts and campaigns think about coalition management.