Why did this article feel the need to put the political divide chart up there? You can clearly see the divide started long before the internet was a factor. The

Why did this article feel the need to put the political divide chart up there? You can clearly see the divide started long before the internet was a factor. The political divide has been caused by first past the post voting (which causes the 2 party system) and gerrymandering (which drastically exacerbates political radicalism).