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I (and many) would argue that it started six years earlier in 1994 when Newt Gingrich decided to blow up The Congress.

Before 1994, Congress operated on a deeply ingrained culture of compromise and collegiality, but Newt Gingrich permanently altered that landscape with his “Contract with America.” He nationalized local House races into a unified referendum against Democrats and weaponized constant conflict, choosing total confrontation over traditional legislative negotiation.

To cement this …