Is this part of our problem, as it relates to the extreme partisanship?

The Supreme Court could have a say:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/justices-...-politics.html


The trend to draw "safe" districts has created an environment where House of Representatives reps have to cater to their base, to assure re-election. This is true for both Congress and for state legislatures across the country. Doesn't affect the Senate and other statewide offices.

The two houses are elected differently and operate by different rules on purpose. The Founding Fathers understood the need to have the two houses, each with its own approach to passing laws. I suppose if we can accept that the Senate is the "conservative" body (not its political leaning, I mean HOW it passes bills) and the House is more "shoot from the hip" then the latter body being partisan might be a good thing....again PROVIDED the Senate can set aside such politics and just follow its own rules and traditions. Unfortunately, the Senate is not always non-partisan. The absolute worst example was under Dirty Harry. Senator Mitch McConnell is more in tune with the traditions of the Senate, and has always demonstrated he supported following the rules. He wants to do that now. BUT! he is getting tremendous pressure from some on the Right to "act like Harry Reid did" and just ram legislature through.

Anyway, gerrymandering affects the House side. We'll see what the SC does.