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Related: About this forumAdmit it. Republicans have broken politics. (Vox)
Admit it. Republicans have broken politics. (Vox)
Published on Oct 29, 2018
Neither party is perfect, but Republicans in Congress have been drifting towards political extremism since long before Trump, and theyre making it impossible for Congress to work the way its supposed to.
Over the past few decades, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have moved away from the center. But the Republican Party has moved towards the extreme much more quickly -- a trend that political scientists call asymmetrical polarization.
That asymmetry poses a major obstacle in American politics. As Republicans have become more ideological, theyve also become less willing to work with Democrats: filibustering Democratic legislation, refusing to consider Democratic appointees, and even shutting down the government in order to force Democrats to give in to their demands.
Democrats have responded in turn, becoming more obstructionist as Republican demands become more extreme.
And thats made it really easy for media outlets to blame both sides for political gridlock. As political scientists Thomas Mann and Norm Ornstein explain in their book Its Even Worse Than It Looks, journalists feel a pressure to remain neutral when covering big political fights. So politics coverage has been dominated by the myth that both parties are equally to blame for the gridlock in DC.
But theyre not. And the only way to stop Republicans in Congress from continuing their drift towards the extreme is to be brutally honest about whos responsible for breaking our politics.
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Admit it. Republicans have broken politics. (Vox) (Original Post)
NurseJackie
Nov 2018
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Trump broke politics and GOP all to eager to follow, after all their agenda is
beachbum bob
Nov 2018
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beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. Trump broke politics and GOP all to eager to follow, after all their agenda is
Being placed as I type...ruin govt, pack federal courts. Will take tough democrats and tidal control of house and senate and whitehouse to undo the damage..are WE ready to do the fight??
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)2. I disagree. Trump is the logical end point of GOP breaking politics and lying through their ass.
At least I hope it's the end point before the resurgence of Democratic forces.