The GOP's Lost Decade

When Jim Renacci lost his Chevrolet dealership in the federal government’s orchestrated bankruptcy of General Motors, he decided to run for office. In 2010, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Ohio’s 16th District, joining a wave of 107 newly elected congressmen, mostly Republicans, who vowed to change the way Washington works. Yet almost from the day he arrived at the Capitol, Renacci encountered pervasive and entrenched dysfunction, perpetuated by both parties. During his next