… The country is increasingly divided because of the nature of our campaigns and the makeup of the media, as well as the increased role of each party’s more ideological wing. Barring the elimination of the internet, cable TV and talk radio, or the re-establishment of broad-based parties, I see no reason to expect a return to civility or national unity.
President Donald Trump is most responsible for injecting another dose of meanness and division into our politics, though the divide did not begin with him. …
The case for a Trump 2.0 rests on the argument that he once was a Democrat and fashions himself a deal-maker. If Democrats take over the House (likely), or possibly the House and Senate (unlikely), Trump will have no option but to deal with Democrats, which would require compromise from all involved. CONT.
Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call