Politics with Paul #19: Historical Party Divisions of Congress

The partisanship of Congress has ebbed and flowed over its history. Yet while majority control of the US House and US Senate tends to be hotly contested between the Democratic and Republican Parties these days, that wasn't always the case. Both parties have had periods where one has demonstrated dominance over the other. Today's episode is an overview of the partisan history of the US Congress, including a brief look before the Republican Party formed in the 1850s, Republican supremacy during the Civil War/Reconstruction Era and the 1890s/1900s/1920s, Democratic supremacy during the Great Depression/World War II and the 1960s/1970s, and the heightened division of the past 30 years. Today's random question: Do you wish you could play every instrument in the world or speak every language in the world? Leave your answer in the comments below or comment on the video where available.