tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post425054069280731259..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Interest Groups and DemocracyJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-67984213241238063312011-04-28T14:42:24.620-05:002011-04-28T14:42:24.620-05:00No--the problem is that some interest groups (like...No--the problem is that some interest groups (like oil and gas producers) are concentrated in low-population states that have an outsized influence in the Senate. Get rid of the rural bias of our political system, and the "special interest" problem will diminish considerably.Louisnoreply@blogger.com