It's like having a monopoly and not having to compete. Really you want both sides to be strong and for there to be a healthy push and pull. So the best ideas f

It's like having a monopoly and not having to compete. Really you want both sides to be strong and for there to be a healthy push and pull. So the best ideas from each rise to the top and then do battle via good faith debate. With the ability and willingness to steelman each other's arguments. Instead what we tend to see is an eagerness to interpret everything in the worst way possible, attacking strawmen and talking past each other. Which accomplishes little aside from increasing polarization.