Ron Brownstein is editorial director for the National Journal Group, publishers of the Atlantic, National Journal and the Hotline. He is a senior policy analyst at CNN and author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America.
Bro2wnstein is a former syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
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