Congress has a lower approval rating than Hitler in some polls. And we just keep voting for the same 2 parties.

The article focuses on the control exerted by the two major U.S. political parties over Presidential debates through the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), established in 1988 after replacing the nonpartisan League of Women Voters. The CPD, jointly run by the Republican and Democratic parties, enforces a 15% polling threshold for third-party candidates to participate in debates, effectively excluding them from national exposure. The piece highlights widespread public dissatisfaction with Congress, noting approval ratings near historic lows comparable to those of controversial historical figures, and critiques the entrenched two-party system for prioritizing party over country. It calls for citizen-driven reforms including campaign finance changes, debate access expansion, and structural political updates to restore effective governance. [Extracted from the article]