> Unless that is absolutely forbidden by US election law The weak state of US party discipline is largely a mix of direct consequences of the combination of fe

> Unless that is absolutely forbidden by US election law The weak state of US party discipline is largely a mix of direct consequences of the combination of federal and state electionand campaign finance law, from the broad shape of the electoral system to the specific ways in which elections and campaign finance work, and indirect consequences of the same law (e.g., what is advantageous to actually winning seats giving the direct consequences of the law.)