[denom]

It also means that dynamic of political polarization become more prevalent. Imagine being accountable to only one side of the electorate and how that shapes media and institutions. It will only make the divisive, angry rhetoric worse.

[chasing]

When you steal elections you're not accountable to any side, not even the people who you claim to share a party with. That's why it's especially dangerous -- even to the voters who think everything's fine because it benefited the party they support.

[ianai]

The US voting system of rules and procedures is full of practices which enforce this sort of extreme polarity. One person one vote makes it a two party choice through one person winning all of a persons vote-and thus unites all others through loss. One party take all makes all outside of that Rule united in opposition to the party in power. Etc etc