In short... the poltical climate isn't anymore "poisonous" then it's ever been. That itself is just another bit of political spin.
It's ALWAYS been in this same shitty state and fully used by both parties. With exceptions really only being when something external threatened the two parties enough for short periods of time, like major wars and 9/11. This stuff happens even when major legislation isn't passed, instead of it being brought up all the time for a mature trying to get people to stop, it's only brought up when it can be used for political gain.








