Has partisanship been good for america in recent years, perhaps by sharpening the issues under discussion? or has partisanship been primarily negative, because it turn americans against one another or for other reasons? evaluate the pros and cons of partisanship.

Partisanship has not been that useful because it divided people on many things because most things are turned into partisan issues. Even when something is supported by both sides, one side will go against it just to spite it. Partisanship was also a problem in recent years because of the difference in what president was from which party in comparison to the majority in the congress, so the president couldn't do much. Also, people became much more radicalized than before.