Joe sees the political winds as a pendulum swinging, where each election cycle replaces the majority party in power so as to try their hand in bringing back a broad-based economic prosperity that rivals the golden age of the mid 20th century.

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Right now we have a President that didn't win the popular vote. We have a legislature where the majority of seats weren't won by a majority of votes. We have a Supreme Court with a majority created by the theft of a seat by the Republican Senate leader. The Republicans have gamed the system and they are not only proud of their deceit, but seek to make major changes in federal government policy with the support of a minority of the citizens. The Republican Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Money and serves Big Money donors, not the country. We may be seeing proof that the "founders" were not so infallible after all. Their system can be captured by Big Money and pathetic losers like Trump. The Republicans are governing without good will or intentions. They promote voodoo economics that only serves their big donors. Things will get a lot worse before they get better.