`` Congressional districts are polarized partly because Americans have polarized with their feet . Americans are partly to blame for political partisanship . Redistricting is only part of the reason why communities are divided . The other major factor that has contributed to this divide, and which I think we should be more concerned about than gerrymandering, is money in politics. This self sorting then trickles up to Washington in lawmakers we elect and policies they support .
Americans are partly to blame for political partisanship . Redistricting is only part of the reason why communities are divided . The other major factor that has contributed to this divide, and which I think we should be more concerned about than gerrymandering, is money in politics. This self sorting then trickles up to Washington in lawmakers we elect and policies they support .