A survey of hundreds of government officials from around the country found that political polarization is spiking at the local level.
\n\nPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to Nebraska on Monday. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
\n\nThe Sunflower State has emerged as perhaps the unlikeliest Senate battleground this year, with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall locked in a surprisingly tight contest with Democrat Adam Hamilton. Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, and it has sided with every GOP presidential nominee since 1968.
\n\nAnd yet, a New York Times/Siena poll over the weekend gives Marshall, who has faced scrutiny over his residency status, a scant edge of 1 percentage point, 47% to 46%. The national implications of a Hamilton win would be enormous, dramatically increasing the likelihood of Democrats’ regaining control of the Senate. (Remember, the party needs a net gain of four seats to win the majority, which means it has to successfully defend every seat Democrats currently possess and flip four more.)
\n\nLocal officials from around the country are reporting a spike in political polarization within their communities in…
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