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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One party is working across the aisle and the GOP wants to blow everything up.[/quote]

You are part of the problem.  You and everyone of you blaming the GOP for everything.  Own your own party's idiocy first.[/quote]

What solutions or ideas does the GOP have to offer the American public?

Solution for healthcare?
Solution for Russia?
Solution for inflation?
Solution for immigration?
Solution for women's health?

Seriously, other than anger, grievance and lies, what is the GOP offering?[/quote]

That’s a good list.

What areas have the most potential for common ground? [/quote]

None of those. The GOP wants to reduce healthcare spending by spending less for Medicare/Medicaid regardless of the cost of treatment. Democrats want to spend less by lowering the cost of treatments. Democrats support Ukraine, the GOP supports Russia. Neither party has control over inflation. The GOP needs immigration to rally the base and has zero incentive to do anything, while Dems have supported e-verify. Dems want to protect a women’s right to choose and the GOP wants authority over women’s bodies [/quote]

They are miles apart - So you think there is little chance to make any progress in any areas the next two years? 
 
Dems and Republicans tend to agree on the importance of family and children.

Consider what policies that help children and families might fly. 
Family/ child tax breaks 
Early childhood education
Education - invest in both public and private options 
Reducing digital divide so all children have access to online learning 
Regulation of porn/ inappropriate content on social media popular with children and teens

Fighting Crime 
Invest more in police training 
Federal guidelines for police trainings

Social security - most Americans want to save it - what actions could both parties agree to?

Immigration 
Get rid of green card lottery 
Make policies less political and more practical by favoring more merit based immigration based on whatever professions are needed most each year (trades/ nurses/ doctors/ dentists/ engineers/ agricultural workers/ seafood farmersetc)
Retain some humanitarian asylum seekers but let states decide limits on numbers

Health 
Consider 1% tax for universal health care 
If not, Consider ways to make sure children and minors all have access to health services 
Education is best way to reduce teenage pregnancies

Competition 
Enforce antitrust laws again and promote fair competition

Tax breaks for Small businesses that employ the vast majority of Americans

Probably many areas where the parties could find common ground if they choose to act like grown ups

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We saw this play out during Obamacare. The GOP would say they’d vote for health care reform if it only included X. Dems would say okay, let’s add X. Then the GOP still voted no. The GOP platform is all about making things worse when they’re in the minority and blaming Dems. Then tax cuts and higher defense spending when the GOP is in the majority. That’s been the playbook since the 90s. [/quote]

Yes that appears to be true. However Republicans have to find a new approach since the militarization of democracy is no longer working for them.
Democrats need to be respectful that the balance of power is very tight. Neither party has a mandate for carte blanches to push through highly controversial agendas. There have to be some issues that room for common ground. [/quote]

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