EPISODE · Mar 3, 2021 · 21 MIN
Political Theater: If you want partisanship, you’ve got it
from CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics · host CQ Roll Call
Look no further than Congress to hear gripes about gridlock and the lack of bipartisanship. But based on whom the voters are sending to Washington, it’s not a big shock: Barely a statistically significant number of members of Congress represent House districts or Senate seats that voted for someone in the other political party for president. CQ Roll Call Elections Analyst and Inside Elections Publisher Nathan Gonzales and Political Theater host Jason Dick discuss a trend that is pushing the partisanship and punishing problem solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Look no further than Congress to hear gripes about gridlock and the lack of bipartisanship. But based on whom the voters are sending to Washington, it’s not a big shock: Barely a statistically significant number of members of Congress represent House districts or Senate seats that voted for someone in the other political party for president. CQ Roll Call Elections Analyst and Inside Elections Publisher Nathan Gonzales and Political Theater host Jason Dick discuss a trend that is pushing the partisanship and punishing problem solvers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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