That sense of scarcity and pessimism underwrites division.
But dysfunction in Washington-in particular, the failure of Congress to deliver meaningful legislation that has a positive material impact on most Americans’ lives and lifts their hopes for the future-has created a shared background belief that Americans are destined to battle each other over a shrinking pie. Dissatisfaction with the status quo is central to both the crude whitewashed nostalgia of Trump-style populism and to the progressive agenda of the American left.
President Donald Trump’s and President-elect Joe Biden’s voters would agree that our political system has failed to sufficiently address the concerns of its citizens (though they would point to different examples). It is likely that majorities of both U.S. America is divided because Washington is dysfunctional. Washington is not dysfunctional because America is divided. Conventional wisdom holds that because America emerged from its recent elections as divided-or more divided-than ever, the country is doomed to continued legislative gridlock and dysfunction.
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