Redistricting is blamed for polarising Congress. But Ted Cruz shows the cause is red-state voters' choice of strict conservativesI gain written approximately gerrymandering before, but the issue is back to the fore because numerous commentators gain posited a link between gerrymandering and the shutdown. Gerrymandering is now commonly given as the reason why congressional districts appear to be producing more conservative and/or Tea Party-allied Republican representatives.
I still believe the supposed effects of gerrymandering on political polarization in the House of Representatives are being overstated. And fine work from Nate Cohn and Sean Trende explains the point very well. I just gain one more thing to add to the argument: what approximately Ted Cruz?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com