Culture war? -- If America is not polarized, why do so many Americans think it is? -- A 50:50 nation? red and blue state people are not that different -- A 50:50 nation? beyond the red and the blue states -- A closer look at abortion -- A closer look at homosexuality -- Have electoral cleavages shifted? -- The 2004 election and beyond -- Reconciling micro and macro -- How did it come to this and where do we go from here? -- Road to 2008.