My US rep, state rep, and state senator are all running unopposed.

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Probably the same in some Red States.

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The primaries, they can’t run more than one candidate in the majority of general races.

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The fix was in before the primaries.

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It’s been fixed since the 1920s

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Why bother to fake an opposition when you have total control of a district.

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Genuine question - does it matter? If so, why? Do you think someone from a different party could have won any of those races?

Democracy also means that political parties, candidates, committees, etc. need to allocate resources across wide geographies in order to have a chance in more competitive races. It doesn’t strike me as undemocratic, other than in a purely symbolic sense, that those resources aren’t being expended in this uncompetitive district.

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It’s because the DNC has a iron grip on the state. It’ll change on the township level

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