Too many people repeat the same egregious error: thinking that pointing out the failures of the OTHER GUYS, makes the failure of YOUR guys, okay, or even laudable.
No matter how many democrats you can list who committed this or that crime or bad behavior, it will never change the fact that when a Republican does the same thing, that it's entirely despicable, AND it's entirely the responsibility of that Republican. And vice versa, of course.
Personally, I want leaders who BEHAVE THEMSELVES, and who do the jobs they were elected to do. And I will vote to throw them out, when they screw it up, no matter how many people they point to who are just as bad.
That's a game that parents wont tolerate in a FOUR year old wayward child, no reason to tolerate it in a grownup in a position of power.
while that is nice and makes for a great sound bite, here is the reality
Identity politics has always existed, the difference is today with the social media and 500 channel you cannot get away from it, identity politics only came up once every four years and after the election everyone went back to their normal lives.
Each party has been promising to do things to improve, change America and most have not kept their promises all one has to do is look at their party's political platform to see, Ive posted a link to the 1968 Democratic and Republican party platform to illustrate my point
And after read it I bet you will be saying Holy beep that sounds like the problems of today and if you're really ambitious read all of the party's platform from 1972 and on and you will get a much better idea on how both parties are full of shite
Each administrations has made mistakes and the incoming administration tries to clean up the mistake of the previous administration or worse they are handcuffed because of the previous administration, assigning blame is what uneducated people do.
below is the 1968 political party platform
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25841
Republican ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29604
Democrats^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
As in for leaders behaving themselves? please.
Both parties have had men who have not behaved themselves or even showed they have morals
From Presidents to Vice presidents, to Congress, State Legislators you name it both parties have had unscrupulous individuals because man is fallible
If American history had to erase all the men that didn't behave themselves you would have to rename a lot of buildings, cities, streets, high schools etc.