It’s critical to remember American bipartisanship is not an act of virtue. In recent history, Democrats and Republicans have locked arms to usher in disastrous domestic and foreign policies that exacerbated economic inequality (see financial deregulation in the 1980s and 1990s, Bush Era Tax Cuts in 2000s/their extension during Obama Era and rolling back Dodd-Frank provisions in 2018), dismantled anti-poverty programs (see 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation), and advanced a bloated military industrial complex through the invasion of Iraq and conflict in Afghanistan. Yet, when it comes to election administration and security, bipartisanship is vital to the survival of American democracy.
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