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    1. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 4 Jun 2019

      Sometimes I worry I write too many columns about why the existing political coalitions can't govern, but the stalemate of the coalitions has ongoing for a decade now, and it's a pretty important fact about our politics.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Jun 2019
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      What if the stalemate is in fact the norm & the periods where the stalemate breaks (1932-1938, 1964-66, 1980-82, 2008-2010) are the brief exceptions?

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        2. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 4 Jun 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          I think this stalemate is distinct in the concurrent failure of bipartisanship. Bush and Clinton and HW and Reagan could all pass legislation in a way that post-2010 Obama and post-TCJA Trump cannot.

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        3. Mike Mitchell‏ @MikeMitchNH 4 Jun 2019
          Replying to @DouthatNYT @HeerJeet

          You should write more about Mitch McConnell and what he symbolizes!

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        1. Forrest Chump‏ @ForrestChump_ 4 Jun 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @DouthatNYT

          That may be right, but the stalemate is much more extensive across the government now than it used to be.

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        1. Animate Object‏ @leonblum 4 Jun 2019
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          Good point. Of course, there were other reform moments on the state and municipal level. I would attribute the narrowness of reform windows to the multiple oligarchic vetoes in the federal structure.

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        1. Alex Cruikshanks  🇺🇦‏ @alexcruik 4 Jun 2019
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          From 1954-94 bipartisanship somewhat worked because the GOP had lost any real hope of taking full control - might as well use what influence you have. 1994 brought us Gingrich, the precursor to McConnell, establishing in the GOP the belief that they just had to wait and obstruct.

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        1. 4thCornerGirl‏ @4thcornergal 4 Jun 2019
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          WHY ARE WE PAYING THESE PEOPLE???

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        1. Justin‏ @KeystoneObsrvr 4 Jun 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @DouthatNYT

          Could argue 1995-1996 was also a period of broken stalemate.

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