Perhaps with a generational change of both party’s leadership, then compromise becomes possible. Compromise was always possible under the senate leadership of Lott and Daschle and before them Mitchell and Dole. When Reid and McConnell took over, compromise went out the window. The biggest compromise during Lott’s and Daschle’s reign was the 50-50 senate tie which each agreed to a power sharing agreement. Something totally impossible today under each party’s leadership.

https://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/05/senate.powershare/index.html

The house went off the rails with the Hastert rule. Here’s something else that might be of interest.

Young Voters Are Fed Up With Their (Much) Older Leaders

https://www.yahoo.com/news/young-voters-fed-much-older-120714251.html


It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.