By Eric Boehlert
October 9, 2013
| According to press accounts, one of the universal truths about the
current government shutdown is that more Republican members of the House
have adopted increasingly brazen political strategies because they're
elected from safe districts.
Due to the growing polarization of
American politics and its voting patterns (along with gerrymandering),
Tea Party-aligned Republicans from deeply red districts have embraced
unorthodox behavior and
unprecedented strategies because local voters staunchly support them
even if their agenda is unpopular nationwide. It's that electoral
freedom that's produced a new breed of Republican congressmen and women,
according to this
press telling .
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