Red v. Blue thinking in Helena

Sarpy Sam from "Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere" has an interesting post on a Gazette article about the new partisanship in Helena.

Unfortunately, it appears that the closer the divide between the parties in power, the more asinine “Red v. Blue” thinking we get.

I believe it is because the party not in power is close enough to winning power that they start thinking tactically instead of strategically. Unfortunately, that just gives us gridlock and infighting.