That was a very partisan article (mostly complaining about Republicans, and in particular, the non-elite wing of the Republicans), so it will be hard not to be partisan.Ernie wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:02 pm https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/ ... y-00128949
I found this article interesting.
Made me wonder whether there was a time when Congress got more done because there were more moderates? If so, when were those years?
And if you like, you can talk about whether these same forces show up in churches and what that looks like. (please talk about it nicely )
Please keep partisan comments/debates out of this thread - avoid comments that reflect negatively on either right-leaning or left leaning political persuasions or characters. Please keep this thread focused on the topic.
Anyway, I found this a questionable take:
This doesn't seem factual, because every single member of Congress was voted in by a majority (or plurality) of people in their district. The Congresspeople in Congress are exactly whom the American people want and whom they voted into office.What Roy, Trump and their ilk cannot see is that conquering the Republican Party is not the same as conquering America. A meaningful majority of Americans find their policies to be extreme, their methods odious, their leaders foolish and their vision for America untethered to reality.
Ernie, you may want to be aware that Politico is generally considered a biased and partisan source of news, or in this case, opinion pieces.
From AllSides:
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