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Sadly, divided party government, which we have because of the Republican House, in a time of extreme partisan polarization, is a formula for inaction and absolutist opposition politics, not for problem solving.
April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann, Moyers & Company
Why Congress is Failing Us

April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
Finding the Common Good in an Era of Dysfunctional Governance

April 26, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
Gridlock is No Way to Govern

April 19, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
Ironically, Obama tried harder and longer than the results merited to work cooperatively with Republicans in Congress. He has learned painfully that his public embrace of a policy virtually ensures Republican opposition and that intensive negotiations with Republican leaders are likely to lead to a dead end. No bourbon and branch-water laced meetings with Republicans in Congress or pre-emptive compromises with them will induce cooperative behavior.
March 6, 2013, Thomas E. Mann, U.S. News & World Report
As 'Devastating' as Sequester is, not 'Immediate Catastrophe'

March 3, 2013, Thomas E. Mann
Five Myths About the Sequester

February 28, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
What to Expect in Obama's State of the Union Address

February 7, 2013, Thomas E. Mann
Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s State of the Union Priorities

February 7, 2013, Sarah A. Binder, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Thomas E. Mann
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Five Myths about the 112th Congress

January 4, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
The reality is it is not tenable simply for Republicans to stay in opposition for the whole second term of President Obama. If they are seen as the obstacle to doing anything to solve our problems, they are writing their own death certificate.
December 25, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, Voice of America
Yes, Congress Is That Bad

December 3, 2012, Thomas E. Mann
Make Voting Mandatory and Filibusters Extinct

November 30, 2012, Thomas E. Mann
What I would guess is the tea party types and other activist conservatives will heckle him [Rep. Scott DesJarlais] into leaving (Congress). He can expect a (primary) challenge.
November 16, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, USA Today
No consensus between the parties is in sight after the election, and polarization has been exacerbated, not diminished.
November 10, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, The Arab American News
First Step in Ending D.C. Dysfunction

November 9, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein
Results of the 2012 Elections: A Live Web Chat with Thomas Mann

November 7, 2012
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Post-Election Day Analysis – What Happened and What Comes Next?

November 7, 2012
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[Obama had a] decisive Electoral College win of at least 303 votes and more than half the popular vote with a 2.5 million margin, while the Republicans lost three Senate seats...It points to an exacerbation of partisan voting and no new coalition building.
November 7, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, Government Executive
They'll defer action [on the budget] for as long as they think they can get away with it... It could be six months. It could be three months.
October 13, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, The Kansas City Star
Biden did what Democrats wanted Obama to do in the first debate. Biden wins on both style/presentation and the strength and truth value of his arguments with Ryan. Now the responsibility shifts once again to the president. But I suspect he will gain a modest lead before the second debate.
October 11, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, Politico
As best we can tell [the Romney campaign] really is trying to return the campaign debate to a referendum on President Obama and the performance of the economy.
September 13, 2012, Thomas E. Mann, Voice of America
Are the Political Conventions Still Relevant?

September 7, 2012, William A. Galston and Thomas E. Mann
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The Republican and Democratic Conventions – Who Came Out Ahead?

September 7, 2012, Thomas E. Mann and William A. Galston
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Web Chat: National Conventions

September 5, 2012