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We can blame Trump for a lot of this — he was simply uninterested in policy, and doubly uninterested in solving problems unless it directly benefited him. But the party is now responding to voters who just want their grievances amplified, but not necessarily addressed in any meaningful way, like through policy or legislative solutions.

Being angry at the problem — and explicitly not solving it — is the Republican Party platform.

It’s a strategy that hasn’t resulted in many electoral wins over the past few years. But in running Trump again and digging in their heels, it seems the No Solutions GOP is tripling down on its commitment to do nothing.

I miss the days when we used to argue over how to solve problems, and criticize opponents for merely having the “wrong” solutions. Now, solutions are absent entirely.

To be sure, voters are disappointed in Democrats as well. On the border, crime, and the economy practical solutions have been few and far between.

Unless our parties can turn away from self-preservation and embrace a radical commitment to problem solving, our government — big or small — will remain ineffectual, unproductive, and deeply distrusted.

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(S.E. Cupp is the host of "S.E. Cupp Unfiltered" on CNN.)

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