But it still comes down to voters. Why would a majority of voters in a congressional district choose a provocateur who peddles bottle openers or a swimsuit model to represent them in Congress? Because like the candidate, they don’t care about policy. They want spectacle. They want entertainment. Can a democracy survive a population so shallow?Serious members of Congress can still overcome these antics of the fringe. If Republicans and Democrats joined together to elect a Speaker whose qualification was a history of bipartisanship, the fringe could not prevail. This choice wouldn’t be about party power, but governing. Maybe they ought to try that.

But it still comes down to voters. Why would a majority of voters in a congressional district choose a provocateur who peddles bottle openers or a swimsuit model to represent them in Congress? Because like the candidate, they don’t care about policy. They want spectacle. They want entertainment. Can a democracy survive a population so shallow?Serious members of Congress can still overcome these antics of the fringe. If Republicans and Democrats joined together to elect a Speaker whose qualification was a history of bipartisanship, the fringe could not prevail. This choice wouldn’t be about party power, but governing. Maybe they ought to try that.

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