The unfortunate decline of Congress as a deliberative body

The unfortunate decline of Congress as a deliberative body

My ballpark estimate: In the recently concluded midterm campaign season, Democrats ran roughly eleventy-bajillion ads accusing Republican office-holders of voting — 98%, 99%, or 100% of the time — “with Donald Trump.” Calling your opponent a “rubber stamp” is a smart tactic when the president is historically unpopular, as President Trump is. But there’s a […]

My ballpark estimate: In the recently concluded midterm campaign season, Democrats ran roughly eleventy-bajillion ads accusing Republican office-holders of voting — 98%, 99%, or 100% of the time — “with Donald Trump.” Calling your opponent a “rubber stamp” is a smart tactic when the president is historically unpopular, as President Trump is. But there’s a […]

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