St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, a Democrat, dropped his bid against a GOP senator to challenge Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.). “I think we have to stand with our allies,” he said.
In theory yes but in practice, because seats are so gerrymandered, primaries in safe seats move the selection process to within a party, so you end up with who can win a majority of one party rather than who fits the district the best. Moves everyone in safe seats further to the fringes.
This is a problem with gerrymandering, not with primaries. Nobody should feel like their seat is owed to them, no matter how “safely” the district is drawn.
In theory yes but in practice, because seats are so gerrymandered, primaries in safe seats move the selection process to within a party, so you end up with who can win a majority of one party rather than who fits the district the best. Moves everyone in safe seats further to the fringes.
This is a problem with gerrymandering, not with primaries. Nobody should feel like their seat is owed to them, no matter how “safely” the district is drawn.