With Congressional Republicans appearing “flummoxed by the
complexities of one-party rule, struggling with issues from repealing the
Affordable Care Act . . . to paying for President Trump’s promised wall on the
Mexican border, rising party leaders in the states seem far more at ease and
assertive. Republicans have top-to-bottom control in 25 states now, holding
both the governorship and the entire legislature, and Republican lawmakers are
acting with lightning speed to enact longstanding conservative priorities.”[1]
The complete essay is at Essays on Two Federal Empires.
The complete essay is at Essays on Two Federal Empires.
[1]
Alexander Burns and Mitch Smith, “State
G.O.P. Leaders Move Swiftly as Party Bickers in Congress,” The New York Times, February 11, 2017.
