While using a scale to measure divide on particular issues such as open vs closed borders is interesting, the part about “disliking” opposing partisans seems to

While using a scale to measure divide on particular issues such as open vs closed borders is interesting, the part about “disliking” opposing partisans seems to be an inappropriate way to measure political distance. For example a Black Democrat voter probably thinks Republican voters don’t like her because she’s Black, not because she’s a Democrat. Regardless this shows there’s room for compromise on certain hard policy issues, but soft issues (i.e. the culture wars) requires more nuanced study.