[youdontknowtho]

No, while the country is certainly more divided than ever, you can't say that he played no part in it. His tactics were successful but they were definitionally opposed to cooperation. Calling your opponents antiamerican or unpatriotic or "demonic" to keep a fringe base frothing at the mouth worked for him and later reps in the house who redistricted themselves into safe districts. Now they are completely at the mercy of the extreme voters in those custom districts.

[kbutler]

I'm not sure how saying your opponents are frothing at the mouth or calling them a fringe base of extreme voters who hold their reps at their mercy is any more cooperative.

The intent to marginalize the opposition and justify ignoring their concerns remains the same.

[youdontknowtho]

sure. "they both do it equally." keep thinking that.