In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats.
Thomas E. MannIn addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.
Thomas E. MannPresidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College.
Thomas E. MannA healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.
Thomas E. Mann