60. There was strong
bipartisan agreement that the NFL lockout
should end.
61. Both the Republican and Democratic platform agree that the death penalty should remain in place, which
Obama and
Romney also support. 62. Although
62 percent of Americans polled said they want to get rid of electoral college in favor of a more direct approach to democracy, neither the Republican or Democratic Party present this as an option.
63. As Jon Stewart
points out, the last eight presidents have gone on television and pledged to move America toward an energy-independent future. In 2012, both party platforms as well as both
Romney and Obama pledge to bring America into a new era of energy independence.
64. Voter fraud paranoia is largely bipartisan. Voters belonging to
both parties are paranoid that the opposing party may be involved in voter fraud.
65. Political campaign advertisements from both parties have
long focused on attacking the other candidate in often misleading ways. Gary Johnson takes a
different approach to campaign ads, deciding to not mention his opponent by name.
66. Americans of
both parties overwhelmingly oppose the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that allows corporations and special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of money, in secret, on political campaigning.
67. Yet both the Republican and Democratic parties continue to heavily rely on the same
super PAC funded campaign strategies permitted by the Citizens United ruling.
68. Both
Democratic and Republican parties are exploiting loopholes that allow members of Congress and presidential candidates to assist super PACs in their fundraising efforts.
69. Among those
polled, there is strong bipartisan support for Obama’s Keystone Pipeline project, and the bill passed the House with strong
bipartisan support. Romney has
indicated that he supports this project as well.
70. The Democratic and Republican parties refuse to ban contributions from
corporations and interest groups, whereas the
Green Party runs on a platform of refusing to accept corporate donations.
71. The two-party system continues to operate largely due to
laws and
regulations created by the two parties, which severely limit and regulate the ability of third party candidates to gain traction and ballot access.
72. There has been
bipartisan congressional support of filibuster reform.
73. Neither the Democratic or Republican Party are willing to address the
130,000 plus Iraqi and Afghan civilian deaths that have happened as a result of the bipartisan Global War on Terror.
74. Republicans and Democrats are
both responsible for the gutting of the welfare system.
75. Presidential signing
statements have been a significant source of controversy, but have been
employed heavily by every administration since Reagan.
76. Line item vetoes have been
supported by presidents and candidats of both parties: Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney. Bills designed to allow line item vetoes have also received
bipartisan support in the
House and
Senate.
77. Both Republicans and Democrats are
concerned about the public’s knowledge of their use of drones and the use of cyber weapons against Iran.
78. In the 2012 presidential race, both the Democratic and Republican campaigns
have decided to not spend taxpayer money on their campaigns.
79. Both parties act as if the
other party is the
worst thing that has ever happened to America.
80. A new farm bill, which will finance dozens of price support and crop insurance programs for farmers and food assistance for low-income families, received
strong bipartisan support in the Senate.
