I am a ‘hopeless optimist.’ If ever there is a silver lining in this current mess, it’s that the next generation of politicos will see that our duopoly is dead and finally do something about it. First stop: Repeal the 12th Amendment, which codified the two-party system at our foundation. Surely, it was biggest blind spot of the Framers, who claimed to eschew factionalism even though they themselves belonged to contemporary parties.