Following a crushing electoral defeat in 2008, in which Democrats captured the House, the Senate and the Oval Office, then-66-year-old Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell drew out a roadmap for his GOP colleagues. The plan for the better part of the next decade? Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct.
This platform of negation took root quickly, radically changing what the GOP saw as its purpose. Asked in 2010 what his party’s priorities would be following a potential shift in D.C. power in the upcoming midterm elections, McConnell passed over sharing his vision for the country and instead promised to wield his power to nip President Barack Obama's agenda in the bud.
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