collapse of bipartisanship in america

american politics partisanship division polarization ideological differences left wing right liberal extremist conservative election campaigning elephant donkey bridge bridging metaphor disunity gridlock political rift strained cooperation bipartisanship breakdown discord clash divide frustration distrust red blue twoparty system dysfunction democracy warfare government standstill gridlocked congress partisan society extremism legislative deadlock policy compromise failure failed conflict factionalism intransigence impasse fragmentation collapse america ideology broken trust