I don’t know.
Maybe. I was 10-14 at that time, so clearly I was no expert in politics at that time.
However, I cannot recall any point in my lifetime where the GOP has shown itself to be a force to be reckoned with.
They do not inspire fear in their opponents. I don’t even think they have opponents, because in order to actually have an opponent, one must first oppose, and they don’t.
They are just f***in’ pitiful.
I’m not even sure why they exist.
“They are just f***in’ pitiful.”
Aye, they are that.
But it was not always so.
Start reading at this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt_Gingrich#In_Congress
Edify thyself.
With leadership in the House, we could be proud of this party again.
The Senate is, and has always been, a lost cause. I believe it was the 17th Amendment that screwed that up.