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6. Right now Congress is made up of legislators and performance artists. A blue wave could change the balance.

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:11 PM

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I think the institution can survive if we eliminate Republican place holders and replace them with serious people.

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Congress could be headed for a tipping point, irreversible decline [View all] Zorro Saturday OP

Well, yes, everything is polarized, a weak party and a dominant one bucolic_frolic Saturday #1

I think we already reached that point Skittles Saturday #2

tbh, I'm not sure they haven't aready reached that tipping point. area51 Saturday #3

This has been the goal of the GOP for decades relayerbob Saturday #4

Give us a 55% Democratic Congress SCantiGOP Saturday #5

It's a Republican "thing" pure and simple. NoMoreRepugs Saturday #7