In 2020, just 10% of voters cast ballots in partisan primaries that effectively elected 83% of Congress! – New Study finds this is Why Congress does not represent Us, the Majority of the American People! – Voice of The Center Majority of Americans

Video by Unite America, a non-partisan organization.

Why have Elected Representatives come to represent only the Extremes of each Party, not us the American People?

One reason: Closed Primary Elections in gerrymandered districts, assure that only a small Minority of Extreme Voters pick the Candidates of both Parties!

As described by Unite America,

“Division and dysfunction are hallmarks of our political system. Congress has a 20% approval rating, yet 95% of representatives were reelected in 2020. How can this be?

Partisan primaries are the primary problem of our politics today. Learn more and read the report at https://www.uniteamerica.org/reports/the-primary-problem

Unite America is a nonpartisan movement of Democrats, Republicans, and independents working to put voters first by fostering a more representative and functional government.”

As summarized by Unite America in its Twitter Feed,

“In 2020, just 10% of all voters cast ballots in primaries that effectively elected 83% of Congress. This is WHY politics are so broken: because most of US don’t elect most of THEM.

This is the Primary Problem.”

The Full Report, “The Primary Problem; How partisan primaries disenfranchise voters, distort representation, and fuel political division,” by Unite America explains:

“Despite a record turnout in the 2020 general election, only 10% of eligible Americans nationwide cast ballots in primary elections that effectively decided the winners in a supermajority (83%) of Congressional seats.

Partisan primaries are the “Primary Problem” in our politics today.

Due to geographic self-sorting and partisan gerrymandering, 83% of congressional districts lean so Democratic or so Republican (“safe”) that the only election of consequence is the primary election.⁸

As a result, in partisan primaries, a small minority of voters decide the vast majority of congressional elections — fueling political polarization and preventing problem-solving.”

Read the Full Report at: https://bit.ly/3m4gsPv