This is no surprise to me if this is how they regularly treat their customers and creditors. Perhaps the problem is not the business model but poor management.

It says a lot when you come in 3rd place in a two-party system. I think there is some merit to your point about the parties reversing roles. It might help to explain my recent acceptance of the Democratic party in recent years. I thought it was my age and a growing ability to focus on more than just my own issues and problems.

I expect more trouble for the Republicans before they can sort things out. Like many leading businesses, I think the GOP took their eye off the ball while they were in power while the Democrats methodically chipped away at the their market share. In order to balance the scales, the GOP will need to come together and unify themselves around concrete platforms rather than taking random pot-shots at the other party.