[synergy20]

I'm still a little bit confident in the system, though.

Because in 2026, Dem will win back both congress and senate, it's just a normal pattern. Voters never liked any party owns it all.

Two parties keep playing this along the way, except each game are so close these days, it's tiring and boring and hard to advance any agenda when either one is in control.

The system is getting close to deadlock when both sides no longer honor the game rule: "debate before the election, work together after it and just wait for your next turn". Instead it's now about fighting every day, it does not matter who won the election anymore. The end result?

"Nothing Got Done(tm)"

In that sense, it's not because China is doing better, it's because US's internal problem stops itself, and may bring it down.

[simon_o]

> Because in 2026, Dem will win back both congress and senate, it's just a normal pattern.

The parent's prediction is that there won't be a (free) election in 2026.

Hope that helps.

[chasd00]

that's just fear mongering though, in 2008 the Republicans said Obama was the antichrist and would declare himself dictator for life ffs. And before that, the Democrats said the same about Bush, "he's going to cancel elections, declare himself dictator, and use 9/11 and the thread of terrorism as the justification!"

[DesiLurker]

except after obama terms democrats didn't go on a insurrectionist rampage through the capitol with ARs and zipties while obama/biden were simultaneously cheering on. neither did dems have the audacity to send out fake election certifications just because. 'Both Sides' are not the same!

[bryanlarsen]

The narrative is that the rules will change so that your 2026 scenario doesn't happen.

That's why the voting rights bill is Biden's main 2022 agenda item.