{
  "id": 17848695,
  "title": "Is America really that polarized? The answer might be a surprise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/is-america-really-that-polarized-the-answer-might-be-a-surprise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6003534/us-political-polarization-research-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. has become more politically polarized, but research shows people overestimate their differences and there is 'messy middle' majority of Americans who share overlapping political views.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}