Originally Posted by
seayakin
This has always made a lot of sense to me. The winner takes all elections does not encourage compromise and add in some of the gerrymandering making the issue worse.
Politicians seek office to enjoy the benefits of power. If they are so at odds with each other that they cannot use their power, so much the better.
Still, even in these contentious times, the 112th Congress has still managed to pass 219 bills. Clearly the system is not perfect.