Opinion by Drew Goins: State legislatures are moving too fast, too furious
If you thought Kansans’ repudiation of Republican state legislators’ proposed abortion ban was going to chasten them into moderation, allow me to introduce you to Kansas’s Republican state legislators. This might take a minute; there are a lot of them.in the Kansas legislature — and, indeed, in statehouses across the country, which have become increasingly lopsided and undemocratic.
In Kansas, that means anti-transgender legislation as well as other attempts to restrict abortion. Supermajorities in Ohio and Florida have taken on projects similarly misaligned with public opinion.So what gives? Karen proposes that it’s partly because of gerrymandering, partly the death of local media, a big chunk of voters who have their minds on other things and then, as the cherry on top, a decline in split-ticket voting.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin might not be able to do anything about her state’s gerrymandering, but she has figured out the key to winning split tickets,
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