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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by crdoconnor on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @12:27AM (#10301762)
>Then, by essentially random chance

Or instead, red and blue will actually start listening to their constituents because if they do then they could get two and if they don't they could get zero.

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Re:Gerrymandering and a cure for it – the shortest splitline... by SapphireSun on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @01:00AM (#10301890)
This is a fair criticism. I agree that they would be more sensitive to constituent concerns, but isn't it still perverse if half the population has no voice in government because the other side was tactically better? Also, it is still possible to discipline an egregiously bad rep even though they're technically in a "safe" district, so it's not like you've totally lost control.
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