1. The Democrats have a real problem on Gorsuch and obstructionism going forward.
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2. There's a bunch of valid reasons why Dems should adapt an obstructionist agenda: payback, energizing the base & Trump/GOP's odiousness
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3. The problem is what happens in the long run in terms of American politics ever returning to being functional.
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4. The American system as its evolved is designed for parties that are ideologically flexible and willing to cross over.
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5. Since early 1990s is GOP has thrown system out of whack through asymmetrical polarization.
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6. GOP now is hyper-partisan without any internal consensus, so they can't even agree among themselves as majority party.
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7. Obstructionism makes sense for Dems in short term, but larger problem is how does system return to normal? Hard to imagine.
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8. My fuller pessimistic analysis is here:https://newrepublic.com/article/141751/democrats-will-lose-war-obstruction-republicans …
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Jeet your piece is thoroughly unconvincing. Have big respect for your thinking generally but not here. I think I'll write a response.
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I'm with Armando on this one. Rs agree in opposition but rarely on affirmative policy. They favor obstruction.
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Rs really, really like the filibuster. Every time it's weakened, you're one step closer to losing your ability to obstruct.
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