Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Founder of Our Favorite SuperPAC on Holding Congress Accountable

Leo Linbeck III has an op-ed up at Politico.com on the effect of increased primary voter turnout.

"If competitive elections are the backbone of our democratic republic, U.S. House elections are the snails: no vertebrae, only a hard, protective shell of their own making. More than 80 percent of members are safe within the shell of one-party districts where they’re never tested by a challenge from the opposing party, and they rarely face a serious primary challenge."

Read the rest here.

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