Common Tator can explain the birth of a new Majority Party, the infights, and eventual discipline from those fights better than I can. Specifically, how the Democrats managed to develop strong party discipline as a result of their former battles when they became the Majority.
Common Tator, if you can tell me how the Dems enforce party discipline, I would much appreciate it. (My own guesses have been that anyone who steps out of line (a) has his firstborn sacrificed to Moloch; or (b) has his kneecaps shot off.)
Seriously, I've had a couple of thoughtful answers that may account for aspects of it, but I'm still looking.
Well the Dems got rid of a lot of their division in the Senate when those good ol Southern blue-dog conservatives changed to the Republican Party. Led eventually to our increases in the houses. TX was pure Democrat not too far back.