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by Retric
3110 days ago
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It's not just about party, an unusually disliked candidate can tank most districts. In the end it's a very complex optimization problem with benefits in the short term measured vs the risk of losing redistricting power in 10 years etc. Even a slight bias can let you shift resources to more competitive races etc. PS: IMO it's really a scale problem. If districts give a ~3% advantage that's huge in aggregate, but races still feel competitive. However, we are currently in a situation where nobody bothers to run in many races and that does not promote democracy. |
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