Fixing Gerrymandering

Jamelle Bouie sticks up for partisan gerrymanders and :

Simply put: If the idea is to have bipartisan comity, then by all means, create evenly split havens for centrist politicians. But if the idea is to accurately represent people and their interests, then I don't see why you wouldn't want heavily gerrymandered districts.

I don't quite think that's right either. The main problem with gerrymandering-whining is that it's super-unclear what it's supposed to solve. Partisan polarization? What about the US Senate? Kay Hagan votes like Jeanne Shaheen, not like Richard Burr. And Shahien doesn't vote like Judd Gregg.