Our overall take on the redistricting foofaraw is that's a reminder that the House is even more broken than the Senate and as rare as a true Senator is anymore, a true district rep is even rarer, and its mostly the voters' faults. -OS
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Congress is broken, but my reps are fine. I'll vote incumbent. - Typical American Voter
aug 27, 2025, 3:02 am • 5 0 • view
House Republicans are all about shoving national leaderships agenda down the throat of the other party until they choke to death (which nearly happened post-2004 election) so they're at least semi-productive. The Senate isn't even that as some asshole will filibuster anything on general principle
aug 28, 2025, 11:38 pm • 1 0 • view
Sure, it's gerrymandering. How do you represent the boutique interests of a rorschach image? But it's our fault too. Rarely are people punished for being a shit rep, by either party. It occasionally happens with Democrats. Never among Republicans. -OS
aug 27, 2025, 2:57 am • 20 2 • view
But Democratic voters vote for reps based on a menu of national policy stances. We do. Because at least we care somewhat about policy. But we still shove local interests into the back seat. -OS
aug 27, 2025, 2:57 am • 23 2 • view
But Republicans are worse. Republican voters have fully accepted that their Rep is a vote for some private equity concern that's probably engaged in dismantling the very district where they live. Which is why Republicans will happily vote a carpetbagging dumbass in anywhere. -OS
aug 27, 2025, 2:57 am • 22 3 • view
yes, very bad voters on a number of levels, it can't be fixed except by time?
aug 27, 2025, 9:02 pm • 0 0 • view
I mean, Republican campaigns went from bragging how much federal dollars they can steer into their district to how much of a rubber stamp they will be for Trump. No wonder they’re all interchangeable.
aug 27, 2025, 3:03 am • 6 0 • view
The GOP reps have been bragging about federal projects in their district paid for by bills they voted against
aug 27, 2025, 3:22 am • 3 0 • view
Can we get some examples, just for posterity sake here, senators and reps?
aug 27, 2025, 3:02 am • 1 0 • view