Stephen Voss
Stephen Voss
compromise extreme ground knowing likely parties rather stake stand voters
Rather than compromise, parties are more likely to stake extreme ground knowing they won't get what they want because it allows them to communicate to voters what they stand for.
banking bill consider financial gathering information lobbyists people seriously ton work
Lobbyists do a ton of information gathering work for the legislative process. How could you seriously consider a banking bill without having people in the financial institutions involved?
broader power
In any case, narrower representation has more power than broader interests.