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In today's political landscape, parties often prioritize maintaining the support of their core base over finding common ground and passing legislation. As a result, they may choose not to compromise on partisan issues, leading to a lack of progress in the legislative process.Furthermore, the parties have significant influence over the primary platforms for connecting with voters, which have become increasingly aligned with specific ideologies. MSNBC and the New York Times tend to have a liberal leaning, while Fox News and the Wall Street Journal are more conservative in nature. It is challenging for independent media or other countervailing forces to facilitate the success of new parties and independents.Research Setting and ModelResearch Setting and Model. In today's political landscape, parties often prioritize maintaining the support of their core base over finding common ground and passing legislation. As a result, they may choose not to compromise on partisan issues, leading to a lack of progress in the legislative process.

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Furthermore, the parties have significant influence over the primary platforms for connecting with voters, which have become increasingly aligned with specific ideologies. MSNBC and the New York Times tend to have a liberal leaning, while Fox News and the Wall Street Journal are more conservative in nature. It is challenging for independent media or other countervailing forces to facilitate the success of new parties and independents.Furthermore, the major parties possess a firm grasp on legislative and campaign expertise. Suppliers such as campaign managers, pollsters, and political staff must demonstrate unwavering loyalty to their respective parties. If a campaign manager from one political party decides to work for a candidate from a different party, their career is typically considered to be at risk. In recent decades, the major parties have expanded their partisan competition beyond elections to impact the operations of our other crucial government institutions. Today, political appointees for major government positions are no longer independent civil servants, but must have strict partisan loyalty, which distorts public policy. Officials in senior executive branch positions are gaining increasing power and becoming more politically aligned. Almost all Cabinet Secretaries in both the Biden and Trump Administrations are members of the President's party. There is a concerning lack of independent regulation when it comes to the selection of Commissioners for major federal regulatory agencies. These agencies include the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Election Commission. Appointments to these agencies are now influenced by partisan balancing requirements, rather than prioritizing independence or formal qualifications. 

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In today's political landscape, parties often prioritize maintaining the support of their core base over finding common ground and passing legislation. As a result, they may choose not to compromise on partisan issues, leading to a lack of progress in the legislative process. Furthermore, the parties have significant influence over the primary platforms for connecting with voters, which have become increasingly aligned with specific ideologies. MSNBC and the New York Times tend to have a liberal leaning, while Fox News and the Wall Street Journal are more conservative in nature. It is challenging for independent media or other countervailing forces to facilitate the success of new parties and independents. Furthermore, the major parties possess a firm grasp on legislative and campaign expertise. Suppliers such as campaign managers, pollsters, and political staff must demonstrate unwavering loyalty to their respective parties. If a campaign manager from one political party decides to work for a candidate from a different party, their career is typically considered to be at risk. In recent decades, the major parties have expanded their partisan competition beyond elections to impact the operations of our other crucial government institutions. Today, political appointees for major government positions are no longer independent civil servants, but must have strict partisan loyalty, which distorts public policy. Officials in senior executive branch positions are gaining increasing power and becoming more politically aligned. Almost all Cabinet Secretaries in both the Biden and Trump Administrations are members of the President's party. There is a concerning lack of independent regulation when it comes to the selection of Commissioners for major federal regulatory agencies. These agencies include the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Election Commission. Appointments to these agencies are now influenced by partisan balancing requirements, rather than prioritizing independence or formal qualifications. 

Furthermore, the major parties possess a firm grasp on legislative and campaign expertise.

Suppliers such as campaign managers, pollsters, and political staff must demonstrate unwavering loyalty to their respective parties. If a campaign manager from one political party decides to work for a candidate from a different party, their career is typically considered to be at risk. In recent decades, the major parties have expanded their partisan competition beyond elections to impact the operations of our other crucial government institutions. Today, political appointees for major government positions are no longer independent civil servants, but must have strict partisan loyalty, which distorts public policy. Officials in senior executive branch positions are gaining increasing power and becoming more politically aligned. Almost all Cabinet Secretaries in both the Biden and Trump Administrations are members of the President's party. There is a concerning lack of independent regulation when it comes to the selection of Commissioners for major federal regulatory agencies. These agencies include the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Election Commission. Appointments to these agencies are now influenced by partisan balancing requirements, rather than prioritizing independence or formal qualifications.