MixedCity JournalRodden demonstrates that a tension between center-left and far-left movements is a consistent feature of first-past-the-post electoral systems, where the candidate tallying the most votes in a district wins ... Rodden’s focus on the geographical divide, though important, leads him to overlook other dimensions of the political puzzle...oversimplifying the heterogeneous political interests of suburbia, where the majority of Americans reside. Rodden would have strengthened his argument if he had explained how, precisely, urban living seems to lead to progressive values.
