Problem: How, if at all, has polarization affected electoral politics (including money-raising, gerrymandering, voting rules and regulations, etc.)?
Evidence of the following articles:
Ben Jacobs, The GOP's 'off the rails' march toward authoritarianism has historians worried
Ethan Herenstein & Thomas Wolf, The 'independent state legislature theory,' explained
Derek Willis & Paul Kane, How Congress Stopped Working
Pew Research, The polarization in today's Congress has roots that go back decades
Thomas Mann & Norman Ornstein, Let's just say it: The Republicans are the problem (pdf)