The legitimacy of the American electoral system depends on sustaining reasonable levels of fairness, accountability, responsiveness, and common sense. But recent elections fly in the face of those requirements, with a startling lack of competition, growing ideological polarization, and a fierce struggle between the parties to manipulate the electoral rules of the game. In this authoritative and timely analysis of redistricting in the United States, the authors document the impact of redistricting on competition, ...
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The legitimacy of the American electoral system depends on sustaining reasonable levels of fairness, accountability, responsiveness, and common sense. But recent elections fly in the face of those requirements, with a startling lack of competition, growing ideological polarization, and a fierce struggle between the parties to manipulate the electoral rules of the game. In this authoritative and timely analysis of redistricting in the United States, the authors document the impact of redistricting on competition, polarization, and partisan fairness, and they assess the role technology played in the redistricting process.
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