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Originally Posted by sheltiedave
The extremism has been fueled by Congress gerrymandering the majority of districts to ensure that the majority of populous districs are either extremely conservative or liberal.
There are exceedingly few districts which are 50/50 or even 48/52 these days. This redistricting has created a reelection machine, which is a nightmare for national legislation.
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An important point. We've gone to largely 'rotten boroughs' in the old British parlance, that is, to districts where election is automatic, so the voters don't matter. So there's no need to 'perform' in the voter's interests. Other interests become completely dominate.