blaming the people for corrupt practices keeping these old bigots in office isn’t productive in the slightest when the country is largely democratic if you look at raw numbers instead of the winning side of gerrymandered districts
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Congress members are elected, so you can blame the people for that one.
Yes and no. Gerrymandering heavily influences the outcomes of elections.
Gerrymandering makes some votes count more than others. That wouldn’t matter if there weren’t significant numbers of people voting right-wing.
blaming the people for corrupt practices keeping these old bigots in office isn’t productive in the slightest when the country is largely democratic if you look at raw numbers instead of the winning side of gerrymandered districts
Not to mention, the parties have a large amount of control over who is able to successfully run.