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This is backwards thinking. It's not a sports game, this is not about "winning" and "losing." The goal is not to have voters choose their representatives, not
by hackyhacky 4y ago
This is backwards thinking. It's not a sports game, this is not about "winning" and "losing."
The goal is not to have voters choose their representatives, not the other way around. In a contested or closely divided district, the representatives must adapt to appeal to a majority, resulting in a more moderate position. In a gerrymandered district, the politician can do anything they want, because they know they effectively won't lose.
You're right that gerrymandering is not new, but it's gotten more aggressive, thanks to new technology and de facto sanctioning by SCOTUS.
- the_lonely_road 4y agoThis is blatantly untrue to the level of fear mongering. The politician can’t do whatever he wants. The election simply moves from republican candidate against democrat candidate to the primaries where the top 3 politicians from the dominant party are running against one another for the nomination. If they adopted policies the majority of their party didn’t like they would be replaced by another member of the party in the next election.
- zackees 4y agoThis isn’t about winning or losing? Then why do representatives say they “won” a race? Winning and losing appears to be the cornerstone of a democracy.