- As a result of gerrymandering, most members of the House now come from hyperpartisan districts where they face essentially no threat of losing their seat to the other party. The practical consequence is no incentive for compromise. http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/as-swing-districts-dwindle-can-a-divided-house-stand/ 29 comments moderatepolitics
- Nate Silver: If House Republicans are acting crazy, it may be because most of them are from gerrymandered districts and must answer to hyperpartisan constituents. http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/as-swing-districts-dwindle-can-a-divided-house-stand/ 685 comments politics
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- The most frightening candidate I’ve met in seven years interviewing congressional hopefuls - The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/30/the-most-frightening-candidate-ive-met-in-seven-years-interviewing-congressional-hopefuls/ 9 comments
- How polarisation in Washington affects a growing feeling of partisanship | Harry J Enten | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/28/democrats-republicans-polarisation-congress 3 comments
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- Why Gerrymandering Doesn't Explain Congressional Extremism — and Masks the Real Problems | Brennan Center for Justice http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/why-gerrymandering-doesnt-explain-congressional-extremism-%E2%80%94-and-masks-real-problems 0 comments
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