3 ms·
A slight counterpoint: earmarks are correlated to a time when there were less strict party lines, so you did have people in office who were more moderate politi
by michaelbuckbee 8y ago
A slight counterpoint: earmarks are correlated to a time when there were less strict party lines, so you did have people in office who were more moderate politically.
How about less gerrymandering? It results in more extreme candidates on both sides (as you get much more "pure" blue/red districts and fewer purple).
- trothamel 8y agoI'd argume that's true, but that earmarks are part of the cause of the less strict party lines. "Sure, I might be moderate. But you can be sure that year in and year out, I can bring West Eastport the bacon."