@mycorrhiza yeah i think “party identity” is definitely an interesting word choice on the part of this op-ed writer; i think actually what people are increasingly polarized regarding is the question of “where do we go from capitalism?” (with answers including socialism, fascism, etc) and Americans have just learned to speak about those opinions through proxy of a Democrat/Republican divide

i didn’t check the survey they were citing (if they did cite one…) to see what actual terms it used [but there are plenty of surveys right now showing that many people believe neither party deserves control of Congress, so stating that Americans have strong allegiance to “party identity” in that context is definitely baffling]