Gerrymandering Facilitates Polarization, Othering

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust.

Posted by retort at 10:30 AM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink

After decades of gerrymandering and political polarization, a vast majority of members of Congress and state legislatures did not face competitive general elections last year.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM

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Yep.

There was literally no point in me even voting last year. The outcome was certain before the polls opened.

Yes, I voted anyway. But it had zero chance of having an impact.

#1 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-02-25 11:23 AM