Political Scientist Who Studies Polarization in State Legislatures Doubts that California’s Prop. 14 Will Curtail Partisanship

March 26th, 2010

Seth Masket is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Denver. He has studied partisanship and polarization in state legislatures, and he understands the harm that extreme partisanship can do. He is the author of a 2009 book, “No Middle Ground: How Informal Party Organizations Control Nominations and Polarize Legislatures.” See this description of the book.

However, he doubts that California’s Proposition 14 will cure polarization in the California legislature. His blog, http://enikrising.blogspot.com, discusses the issue. Here is a link to his blog post about polarization.

One Response to “Political Scientist Who Studies Polarization in State Legislatures Doubts that California’s Prop. 14 Will Curtail Partisanship”

  1. Demo Rep Says:
    March 26th, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    The underlying RIGGED gerrymander districts will continue — whether or not Prop 14 is approved — and regardless of whatever the 2008 gerrymander commission does.

    P.R. and A.V. = REAL reforms — to END the EVIL gerrymander mess.