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Specifically, I argue that the news media\u2019s emphasis on political animosity can cultivate partisans\u2019 perception that the parties are in conflict, which provides a context that makes partisan identity salient and, ultimately, leads to higher levels of affective and ideological polarization. This hypothesis is tested with an experiment using an American national sample of Democrats and Republicans (N\u00a0=\u00a0300). Participants read a news story in which the public believes the parties are in a state of either high or low conflict (or they did not receive a news story). 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