And the problem is this, we have districts around the country, 435 House districts, and those districts are either bright red or the bright blue, usually. Okay? So If somebody is able to win their Democrat primary or their republican primary, as long as they win that primary, effectively, they win that race because the general is not going to be competitive based on the composition of the district. And so in many situations, in many instances, we end up electing people on the left and the right that probably shouldn't be making trillion dollar decisions on our behalf down in DC, because they've mastered the art of rhetoric. (21:26–21:41)
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Asserts that primary winners often win general elections due to district composition.
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