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Re:Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy may be da... by hobs on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:39AM (#28695183)
In the context of politicians in the USA they will not perceive its a problem until it stop working.

Given how strong gerrymandering is there's no benefit to reaching out to the other side, just hold the line while scoring political points.

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Re:Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy may be da... by jvanderbot on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @12:17PM (#28695794)
There are many other problems as well, but I think the topic of conversation in this thread is the oratory skills of policy makers, which might explain a few downvotes.
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