The public has increasingly soured on Congress — and now, some House lawmakers are starting to agree.
With legislating all but brought to a halt and partisanship at an alarming high, members of Congress in both parties are running for the exits, opting out of another term on Capitol Hill to vie for higher office or, in some cases, leave politics altogether.
It is a trend that skyrocketed in recent months — amid a tumultuous 10-week stretch on Capitol Hill — and one that is likely to continue through the end of this year, highlighting the challenges of navigating a polarized, and oftentimes chaotic, era of Congress.
“Right now, Washington, D.C. is broken,” Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) said in a statement when announcing that she would not run for reelection. “[I]t is hard to get anything done.”
And whose fault is that?
Newt Gingrich
Steve Bannon
Rupert Murdoch
Lee Atwater
Karl Rove
David Koch
Charles Koch
The organized and funded the Republican Party to disfunction this way.
You forgot to mention the ‘greatest’ of them all: Mitch McConnell.
My goodness, Dennis Hastert doesn’t even make the list?
What’s amazing is that the party of Newt - who actively worked to divide America, explicitly, then cried about how “divisive” Obama was when he showed up. Because he was Black. And they do the same for Biden. Because he was basically tasked with fixing the mess that Republicans made (like Democrats always are).