Author Bill Bishop discusses the "big sort" that's resulting in increasingly homogeneous voting patterns in the segment on Comedy Central's Daily Show.
Bishop talks about how people are moving to places where others live and vote in similar ways. The interview begins around the 15:00 mark.
You can hear more about his findings in Planetizen's three-part podcast series with authors Bill Bishop and Richard Florida, "The Sorted Nation" part one, part two, and part three.
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