Some of the founders profoundly feared powerful political parties.
I agree with them, and have never belonged to any ‘party’.
Yeah, I think it was Jefferson that wanted to ban them but couldn’t figure out how to do it and keep a useful 1st amendment. But all the issues predicted have come to pass. The parties are loyal to themselves first. They don’t actually stand for anything. And they’ve locked down all the paths of power.
Yes they did, however parties or factions as the called them are human nature. People naturally group together around “a cause” legitimate or otherwise. I am afraid that concern of the Founding Fathers is one of the few times they engaged in wishful thinking rather a pragmatic clear-eyed assessment of human nature.
Biggest thing that would help is the hardest - repeal of the 17th Amendment. Give the states back their role in the federal government. That will be a hard sell!