> I think part of the problem is BOTH political parties demonize their opponents rather than make intellectual arguments on policy. This started with Newt. New

> I think part of the problem is BOTH political parties demonize their opponents rather than make intellectual arguments on policy. This started with Newt. Newt Gingrich is primarily responsible for modern partisan politics https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/newt-gingrich-says-youre-welcome/570832/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/newt-gi... I still strongly feel that the mainstream media deserves a larger portion of the blame.