Richard wrote in
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So when one of those candidates is elected in such circumstances, how
is that not a rigged game?

News flash: it's *all* rigged. Congressional districts are deliberately drawn to *avoid*
competitive elections. Historically, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is more
likely to die in office than to lose a bid for re-election. Back when the Soviet Union was still
around, the turnover rate was higher in the Supreme Soviet than in the U.S. House.