>I vote in every election. But in this instance my vote didn't matter in a very literal sense. I'd argue that gerrymandered votes matter more in primary electi

>I vote in every election. But in this instance my vote didn't matter in a very literal sense. I'd argue that gerrymandered votes matter more in primary elections for the dominant party. Primaries tend to be thinly attended, so a concerted effort by, say, Republicans in a heavily Democratic district would have a far better chance of ousting the Democratic incumbent in the primary than in the general.