What Are The Challenges Of Two Parties

Today, the United States is dominated by two major parties. Those major parties are the Democrats and the Republicans. Since there are only two major parties, one might conclude there should not be any problems within the party, but rather the problems should exist between the two parties. That assumption would be wrong, both parties are facing internal challenges that must be solved. If these challenges are not solved, one might be able to predict a split of the parties. Unfortunately, that is not true, today the two major parties are facing many challenges, and one could say these challenges are more evident with the election of Donald Trump as President. Democrats and Republicans are facing challenges such as: a lack of internal democracy, money power, and splintering. The first challenge faced by both the Democrats and Republicans is lack of internal democracy, this is evident throughout the United States, especially in Washington. Some may ask, “What does lack of internal democracy mean?” The lack of internal democracy is where the power of the party remains in the hands of few, and other …show more content…
Similar to the Republicans, the lack of internal democracy grows through party leadership. For Republicans, the lack of internal democracy was shown through President Barack Obama’s Presidency, for the Democrats it will be shown through the short period of Donald Trump’s Presidency. Today in the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader is Nancy Pelosi, who was once in the position of Speaker of the House. The Minority Leader in the Senate was once Harry Reid, but since his departure Chuck Schumer, a Senator from New York, has filled that role. For purposes, the lack of internal democracy in the Democratic Party will be shown through Pelosi’s current role in the House of Representatives as Minority Leader. Nancy Pelosi’s role as Minority Leader as defined by the Congressional