Republicans want to be liked and Democrats want to win.
Amen!
Not to mention they didn’t really want Trump to succeed. It sets a bad precedent for all politicians: a successful President who didn’t work his way through the political ranks.
Republicans want to be liked and Democrats want to win.
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Republicans want to get re-elected, individually, whether the party in the majority or minority.
Democrats want to push their radical agendas through in those short periods when they can, because they don’t assume they’ll keep their power.
Precisely. That’s it, in a nutshell.