If it weren't for gerrymandering and internal party politics this might be true. Many districts have a solid 60%+ majority for one party over the other, and it's often by design. Too, some candidates enjoy a stranglehold over their party's key donors and voting bases, rendering the ballot box a very flawed tool indeed. Both parties benefit from these arrangements, and so they are allowed to continue.

District maps should be drawn by impartial computer algorithms, not partisan hacks.

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