The right doesn’t need unity, only purpose. The right puts victory first and solutions later. The left wants consensus on every issue before getting elected. Compromise is still possible within the party, but compromise between the left and right is harder to achieve as they drift further apart.

The root of this feels simply un-American. To many Americans, the iconic buildings of DC are literal monuments to democracy. They are iconic because they appear to remain unchanged from administration to administration. But, like everything else, Trump has to put his touch on things. The arguments the right is making are that the White House has been altered before. That’s absolutely correct, but the spirit in which this ballroom is different. It’s set against a backdrop of

Over the past few decades in Western democracies, the right often comes together behind one leader, while the left tends to split apart. The right focuses on gaining power, while the left looks for the perfect candidate. In the end, power is more achievable. Take the United States as an example. When Donald Trump announced his run in 2015, few thought he would become president. The Republican Party was still finding its footing after the Bush years and Obama's 2008 win, and