Latinos were seen as a natural part of the Bush constituency, rather than a special side project, Madrid said, describing it as a very effective, Republican-style rejection of identity-only politics.
"If I was responsible for a national constituency, rather than a focus on supporting a specific geographic region, the idea of taking a global advertising opportunity like a Super Bowl commercial would be very enticing specifically if it coincided with a critical juncture in an awareness raising campaign.
The likely impact on economic policy initiatives could also be negative as the more conservative, tribal groupings tend to prioritise the needs of their individual constituencies, rather than take a more measured approach that considers the needs of the wider economy and population.
One is that MPs should retain a direct link to their constituencies rather than have an exclusive dependence on their parties.
"If it's a choice between campaigning for local residents and saving the local hospital services or dealing with constituencies, rather than going to a stage-managed meeting where no decisions impacting on residents are made, we will always take the point of view we should be campaigning for residents," says Mr Norber.
Those standing on its ticket regard their best route to survival as emphasising their personal and local track records in individual constituencies rather than their role in a governing party.
"I am concerned that there seems to be a desire to energize constituencies rather than reach agreement," Mr. Gregg said in an interview.
Many manufacturing sites, however, were selected with an eye to providing job opportunities for political constituencies rather than for inherent advantages in the production process.
John McDonnell, a backbench rebel and the chair of the PCS parliamentary group, is among a number of Labour MPs expected to remain in their constituencies rather than cross picket lines to hear the chancellor deliver his budget in the Commons.
Unfortunately, election-year politics and powerful constituencies — rather than research and reason — are driving the JOBS legislation forward.
