[jjsheridan5]

Due to so many of us “sitting it out” - Trump hardly has anybody in Congress that will work with him.

Trump has a majority in the Senate and the House. Trump has nobody to work with him because so many voted for the lesser of two evils. Trump has nobody to work with, because when the silent majority does come out to vote, they are faced with awful choices (92, 94, 02, 10, 14), and, ultimately, find that they have been politically neutered because the "opposition" party is made up almost entirely of people who despise them.

Had people been thinking long term, going all the way back to 88, then the Republican Wing of the Democratic Party would have withered on the vine. Instead, because at every turn, we have fallen for the trap of thinking that our snake is better than their snake, the Republican Wing of the Democratic Party has almost completely captured the role of "opposition" party, leaving the bulk of the American people with no real possibility of voicing their opposition.

[SamAdams76]

I guess my underlying point is not getting through. The reason we have awful choices at election time is because most of us sit on our hands.

The turnouts at primaries (when candidates are chosen for the general) is pathetic. Sometimes the turnouts are less than 10 per cent. Of course, in those situations, the establishment candidates from both parties are going to easily move on to the general.

So it starts with the primaries.

Steve Bannon is putting together a decent slate of candidates for the 2018 congressional elections but the success will depend on our participation in the upcoming primaries. If we continue to "sit it out" - nothing will change.