It’s a problem that compromise in Congress is hard to come by these days, according to former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.
The two parties need to start working together for the good of the country, the former Kansas senator told PBS’ Judy Woodruff on Monday.
“You know, get together,” Dole responded when asked his advice to both members of the Republican and Democratic parties.
“But we have sort of the far right in the Republican Party and the far left in the Democratic Party. So both parties are sort of split, which makes it harder for Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid to work things out,” he said.
Dole criticized Republicans for leaning so far right, saying they have moved beyond being traditional Republican conservatives, like he was when he was in office.
“But they have moved beyond tradition, and I don’t know what they’re for. It’s easy to be against things, but what are you for?” Dole lamented.
Dole, who was Kansas’ Republican senator from 1969 to 1996 has been back in the state campaigning for incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts, who is facing a tough re-election against independent challenger Greg Orman — a race at a tie, according to a RealClearPolitics average of polls.
