It'll get better, just wait an see.
I don't see it. I see a broke, extremely divided country, most left with nothing but contempt for those in D.C. and at most local government levels.
I'll go down swinging. Yep. But the fact is, confidence is all but lost, in regards to anything improving by traditional methods.
Government continues to grows, spends more, more controlling...As most have lost all confidence and trust.
Those with Pollyanna comments, don't bother.
We ought to think about transforming America into a federation of two superstates. One conservative and the other liberal. Each superstate would follow the Constitution as they saw fit, in essence two separate federal governments, each running their own domestic programs and paying their own taxes. And, in fact, there probably would not even need to be a physical separation between the two “superstates”. Just require each resident of America to determine which side they chose, which would then be marked on a driver's license or voter registration card. Of which, that would determine what set of rules you live by, how much tax you pay, and how many benefits you receive from the government.
And in Washington, all they'd do is foreign affairs and defense. With the caveat that each ‘superstate’ would have to pony up the same amount of cash. That way the liberal superstate could not renege on it's defense obligations.
As for the average Joe, he'd finally get to live in a manner he prefers, with a government he recognizes as sane and sound.