Comment by intended

The GoP does not need to make things work. One of its pillars has been to ensure a hamstrung government, and take a position that government is ineffective.

Any time the other party comes to power, they are unable to make significant change or headway - and the Republicans are proven right.

The Dems are by default the party of Governance so unless they too get on board with gutting institutions, and removing safety nets, they will always be stuck with this weak hand.

The Republican strategies (all of which are publicly discussed in various news articles over the years) do not need to manage a big tent, because even when out of power, they simply need to ensure governance is ineffective.

And given their near mind control via Fox and their content economy - they can even blame the opposition for problems when they are in power.