"Spot negative partisanship driving team loyalty over principle Political scientists on the panel explained a documented phenomenon called "negative partisanship," where people are "more energized in opposition to the other side than they are in support of their side." This, they argued, is why Republicans were willing to overlook Trump's apostasy on trade — a traditionally core GOP issue — simply to remain loyal to their team's leader. Anyone navigating a polarized workplace, community, or institution should watch for this pattern: when members of a group abandon their stated principles to oppose an outside group, the group's identity has become purely reactive, making principled negotiation nearly impossible. Source: Panel Journalists, Live Ottawa Political Forum, Trump, Canada, and American Politics Panel"