Pundits have observed that if so many incumbents are returned to
Congress each election by such wide margins, perhaps we should look
for ways to increase competitiveness-a centerpiece to the American
way of life-through redistricting. Do competitive elections
increase voter satisfaction? How does voting for a losing candidate
affect voters' attitudes toward government? The not-so-surprising
conclusion is that losing voters are less satisfied with Congress
and their Representative, but the implications for the way in which
we draw congressional and state legislative districts are less
straightforward.
Redistricting and Representation argues that competition in
general elections is not the sine qua non of healthy democracy, and
that it in fact contributes to the low levels of approval of
Congress and its members. Brunell makes the case for a radical
departure from traditional approaches to redistricting-arguing that
we need to "pack" districts with as many like-minded partisans as
possible, maximizing the number of winning voters, not losers.
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