It’s often been said that Democrats want to win the argument, and Republicans want to win the fight.

In this latest gerrymandering spat between Texas and California, it appears as though Democrats are finally interested in fighting the fight. And while this eye-for-an-eye approach among California Democrats certainly equalizes and neutralizes Texan Republicans’ efforts at changing the rules midstream in their favor, the reality is that we are no better off than before.

Politics has become ridden by people who want to win, who want to prove the point that their own world view is the most righteous. Politics has become a game, a sport ruled by elected officials who operate on shortcuts and lack intellectual substance. And we the people are the ones who suffer from this back-and-forth yo-yo

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