Opinion | Feel like everything is out of control? That's what Republicans want. - The Washington Post

…The implicit message is: The only way to address this problem is through the government institutions that seem to be failing you. While Democrats need their base to retain faith that the system can be made to work for them, Republicans want their base to have as little faith in the system as possible. And if Democratic voters lose their faith, they demobilize, seeing no point in voting or participating. Which is exactly what Republicans want them to do…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/05/republicans-want-everything-out-of-control/