silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoHow Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House | A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down11cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkHow Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House | A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·11 days agoThey accept the framing and vote for austerity, so yes, they are complicit in this dynamic.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-211 days agoThe bulk of them do not, so no. You did see some of that in the last few years because the Democrats never had anything more than a very narrow majority in the Senate, so one or two being bought off could prevent a budget from passing.
They accept the framing and vote for austerity, so yes, they are complicit in this dynamic.
The bulk of them do not, so no. You did see some of that in the last few years because the Democrats never had anything more than a very narrow majority in the Senate, so one or two being bought off could prevent a budget from passing.