Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , [Why the Filibuster Suits the GOP Just Fine Because neither party can reliably elect enough senators to overcome a filibuster, modern American politics is trapped. We figured out just how trapped.]...[The modern explosion in filibusters coincides with an era of bitter partisan division. Since the mid-1990s, control of at least one chamber of Congress has changed 10 times, and the presidency has changed parties four times. The minority party’s motivation to block action until it can regain power has never been greater. Whatever the Senate does, our analysis shows that until the current cloture rule is changed, partisan polarization can halt the passage of most new legislation for decades to come.]