Conflicts within parties and comparing UK and US parties

Current Conflicts Within Parties 

• Democrats clearly in conflict, losing the 2016 presidential election 
• However, the 2018 midterms have them controlling the house, shows a good upturn 
• Republicans clearly on the up, 2016 control of the white house and of congress
• However lost control of the house, 2019 shutdown
• The Democrats also in conflict over ideology, Sanders vs Clinton in 2016 
• However 2016 sanders declared support for clinton after losing primaries, shows clear unity 
• The Republicans also have a clear faction problem, the tea party movement ousting Boehner in 2015 
• However the tea party was intrumental in the revival of the republicans, responsible for gaining…