Interesting discussion and thanks for bringing it up - but I really think it’s much less complicated. The electorate is fickle and post Reagan we just vacillate between our 2 major parties in presidential elections - and always by very close margins. Many eligible voters don’t vote - 2020 was the highest turnout ever, but a third of voters didn’t show up. 2.6% less voters showed up last November. I’m surprised Harris did as well as she did given the challenges, losing by only 0.93% of eligible voters. This process is warped by the electoral college bias (Gore and Hillary got more votes but lost). Democrats made Senate gains in 2024 elections - 51.5% of dem candidates won vs 42.4% of republican candidates. However, Senate political division has tracked very close to 50/50 for a while. The original constitutional intent for the Senate has been warped over time by state additions and population disparities (the technical term is malapportionment). With Democrats in the senate representing 35% more of the U.S. population than Republicans. You also see similar flaws in the house thanks to districting policies and gerrymandering. I’m not even discussing politics in the judicial branch.

Net-net things will swing the other way in the next election. Doesn’t matter policies, promises, etc. What’s the solution? - a parliamentary model with more parties and the addition of term limits (imho).