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> our country (USA) is strong enough to survive either the republicans or democrats in control of both houses or Congress and the White House.

Usually yes, but the executive branch has currently gone rogue, i.e. been firing investigators, stealing 500B of taxpayers money without any oversight etc. This level of corruption is unprecedented for the US and it is clear that the foundational system of checks and balances does not work anymore.

> No, the country will not crash and burn

No but it well might be a slow descent into a Russian-style "democracy" instead.



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