Gerrymandering of congressional districts is one of the central reasons why extremism has overtaken both political parties. Too many districts are 'safe' for one party or the other and so even extreme candidates can get elected and say and do crazy stuff with little fear of losing their seat. Senate candidates are elected by the entire state and therefore tend to be less extreme. I suggest eliminating gerrymandering completely! Why not let the districts be drawn as close to rectangles as possible (keeping the populations proportional). This would move things towards the center, and there would be more compromise and more things would get done. There are of course other ways to deal with the issue of gerrymandering, but it is not helping our country and needs to be reformed!
Gerrymandering of congressional districts is one of the central reasons why extremism has overtaken both political parties. Too many districts are 'safe' for one party or the other and so even extreme candidates can get elected and say and do crazy stuff with little fear of losing their seat. Senate candidates are elected by the entire state and therefore tend to be less extreme. I suggest eliminating gerrymandering completely! Why not let the districts be drawn as close to rectangles as possible (keeping the populations proportional). This would move things towards the center, and there would be more compromise and more things would get done. There are of course other ways to deal with the issue of gerrymandering, but it is not helping our country and needs to be reformed!