Does anyone still run for Congress because they want to pass legislation?
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Replying to @AlyssaRosenberg
No. A byproduct of McConnell Era obstruction & gridlock is that congress is now a place primarily for theatre, an improv to work out clips that can run on MSNBC or Fox.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @AlyssaRosenberg
I think you can trace this back to Newt Gingrich (as I wrote here):https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/newt-gingrich-says-youre-welcome/570832/ …
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Replying to @mckaycoppins @AlyssaRosenberg
Yeah, Newt is definitely the pioneer in fusing congress with the political/entertainment complex.
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