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This article addresses another aspect of the geography of the last election -- I am not sure how durable a link it is. Certainly there's a geography to this idea. How would you change the system to "balance" this effect? [p.s. I don't read this paper routlinely, I found the link on another blog -- http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com
It might not be to your political taste, that's OK.
I read it less than I used to during the election season.