You've probably heard of Murc's Law -- “the widespread assumption that only Democrats have any agency or causal influence over American politics.” Murc's Law implicitly says that Republicans aren't responsible for the policy choices they make -- they're simply responding to Democrats, who have all the power. Amanda Marcotte wrote this in 2022:

“Murc’s Law” [was] named after a commenter at the blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money who noticed years ago the habitual assumption among the punditry that Republican misbehavior can only be caused by Democrats. Do Republicans reject climate science? Must be because Democrats failed to persuade them! Did Republicans pass unpopular tax cuts for the rich? Must be that Democrats didn’t do enough to guide them to better choices! Do Republicans kee

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