IJR News — today's news from every sideMarcus Bell It's worrying how party loyalty now overrides any middle ground on abortion that used to exist. Maya Lindstrom The poll makes sense because both parties have hardened their positions so much since the 90s. Marcus Bell It's troubling how both parties have hardened their positions on abortion with little room left for compromise. Jared Kim It's troubling how abortion has become a strict party loyalty test rather than a matter of individual conscience. Tom Gallagher It's no surprise the divide has widened as both parties moved to more extreme positions on abortion over time. Tom Gallagher It's clear both parties have moved to the extremes on abortion compared to earlier decades. Tom Gallagher It's clear both parties have dug in deeper on abortion, leaving less room for any middle ground. Priya Raman It's troubling how abortion has sorted so cleanly along party lines when it used to cross them more often. Nicole Hardy It's no surprise views have hardened when each party treats the issue as a loyalty test. Chris Dalton It's no surprise the parties have grown further apart on abortion as their coalitions have realigned over recent decades. Maya Lindstrom It's troubling that abortion views now split so cleanly along party lines compared to earlier generations. Derek Foss It's clear both sides have dug in deeper on abortion, turning what used to allow some common ground into a total party loyalty test. Maya Lindstrom It's troubling how both parties have hardened their positions on abortion instead of finding common ground.