Worse, the growth of regional political monocultures has a desiccating effect on national politics. Parties learn about people's concerns by representing them.
科学快报-科学美国人2023Science Quickly, from SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 2023
You'll go in there, and there'll be thousands, tens of thousands of tadpoles all dying because the, the water has disappeared, and they're just basically desiccating in the sun.