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DC elites need to catch up with voters' understanding of how broken our government actually is. Minor tweaks won't solve our problems. We need major reform. @rorytruex.bsky.social @leedrutman.bsky.social
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Over 200 Democracy Scholars Call on Congress to End Single-Member Congressional District More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians released an open letter calling on Congress to reject the United States’ winner-take-all elections.

A fix to our disproportionate and gerrymandered election districts is within Congress's power to change. Protect Democracy organized a major turnout of political scientists with expertise on the matter to explain how: protectdemocracy.org/work/democra...

Republicans Should Consider Electoral Reform Proportional representation is a smart way to ensure that conservatives in blue states are heard.

Conservatives make up about 40% of New England, and yet all of New England's representatives are Democrats. That's how broken our political system is: 40% of the vote would mean about 40% of the seats, not zero!

@jacksantucci.bsky.social on why Republicans should consider electoral reform

YouTube video by CBS Mornings What would a viable 3rd political party look like? We asked voters to try to build one.

Americans are sick of the two-party system, but what can we do to break out of it? @leedrutman.bsky.social went on @cbsmornings.bsky.social to explain how proportional representation can revitalize democracy in America.

Is There Room in American Politics for the Don Bacons of the World? | The Ripon Society Bacon’s success is thanks to strong relationships in his district and his brand as a centrist, opposing his party line just often enough to win over voters ...

Most elections in America aren’t competitive, but Omaha was an exception. @leedrutman.bsky.social and @dustinwahl.bsky.social explain why the real issue is our broken electoral system: riponsociety.org/article/is-t...

How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa South Africa’s history shows how an electoral system can change everything. Sometimes, democracy’s biggest dangers aren’t coups or revolutions, but the quiet impact of the rules th

"Mandela’s South Africa rejected the mechanics of exclusion [first past the post elections] and replaced them with a structure that values every voice [proportional representation]."

How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa @electoralreform.bsky.social

Mills would be 79 when she takes office, 85 when she retires. Says she'll only serve one term, which shows how useless term limits are to bring down the age of Congress. To bridge the age gap, we need serious reform, as @oscarp.bsky.social and I recently wrote: protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...

Fusion Voting as a Path to Proportional Representation Efforts to relegalize electoral fusion and introduce proportional representation can work together to build a better democracy.

"Reforming the U.S. system to adopt PR is a challenging but realistic goal." @jrdresden.bsky.social and Deborah Apau for @protectdemocracy.org protectdemocracy.org/work/fusion-...

Opinion | How to Fix America’s Two-Party Problem Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.

Want to see how it could work? Here's a vision for making proportional representation a reality in America, from @leedrutman.bsky.social and @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The @nytimes.com and @natecohn.bsky.social shared their readers' ideas for how to stop gerrymandering. The most popular proposal? Proportional representation.

"Proportional representation would make gerrymandering irrelevant. But it would do a lot more than that." t.co/1nLM8D02E8

Great idea. Proportional representation advocacy in America needs funding!! We have thoughts!!

Why Electoral Reform is Key to the Abundance Agenda Proportional representation would provide stronger incentives to pursue the ambitious projects that the abundance agenda envisions.

"Just as outdated software failed Americans when they needed help most, outdated winner-take-all elections are failing to deliver. It's time to upgrade to proportional representation." @oscarp.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/political-re...

We are Still Living in the Doom Loop And it will almost certainly continue to get worse before it gets better.

Realizing we're trapped in a doom loop is the first step to getting out of it. Timely reading from @leedrutman.bsky.social leedrutman.substack.com/p/we-are-sti...

We have a uniquely old Congress because we have a uniquely rigid electoral system. No wonder young people feel like democracy is rigged -- in many ways, our system is rigged against them.
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"What made Omaha a weird city in 2024 was that its diversity was visible. To fix our failing politics, America needs an electoral system that makes our diversity visible everywhere."

The Nightmare Redistricting Scenario for Democrats Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman says Florida could change the equation for next year’s midterms.

"It’s one of those norms that legislators have been sticking to for decades. But it turns out they don’t need to — and they’re wringing every last drop of partisan advantage out."

This is why we need #ProportionalRepresentation nymag.com/intelligence...

American leadership is older today than at any other time in history.

Our new report with @newamerica.org and @protectdemocracy.org shows why that's not an accident: the rules of our electoral system favor old over young Americans.

Here's a thread on how that works 🧵

“I think a more proportional House is the way to go. @raskin.house.gov & @beyer.house.gov's Fair Representation Act really is the kind of thing that solves gerrymandering.”

– @davedaley.bsky.social talks ending gerrymandering w/ multi-member districts & #ProportionalRepresentation on @msnbc.com ⬇️

In @nationaljournal.com this AM -- the generational crisis in American politics is only getting worse. Our new report with @newamerica.org and @protectdemocracy.org explains how our electoral rules have rigged the game. t.co/2ChLECkcKV

Some graphs from our report on the age divide that really struck me: Almost 40% of US representatives are above retirement age and that is a uniquely American problem.

It also doesn't seem like term limits would help much: new members of Congress are...not that young!

Special thanks to @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social, Charlotte Hill, and @leedrutman.bsky.social for their guidance and feedback on this project!

Proportional representation will bring young people into politics - Protect Democracy In our new report, we argue that the winner-take-all system suppresses participation among young people and limits their opportunities to influence policy.

A healthy representative government is possible in America, but to get there, we need reform!

Read the full report by @oscarp.bsky.social and @dustinwahl.bsky.social here: protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...

America's winner-take-all electoral system has countless barriers for young people who want to participate in politics.

Proportional representation systems are — you guessed it — more representative.

The old age of our leaders is unique compared to the rest of the world.

We have the one of the largest age gaps between legislators and those they represent, and (by far) the largest share of representatives over 60.

Why is that?

American leadership is older today than at any other time in history.

Our new report with @newamerica.org and @protectdemocracy.org shows why that's not an accident: the rules of our electoral system favor old over young Americans.

Here's a thread on how that works 🧵

fighting gerrymanders can seem hopeless, but there is a solution. big moment right now for people to see districting and the two-party system as inherently linked, and a relic of our archaic electoral rules. congress has the power to ban partisan gerrymandering and establish multi-member districts.

QUICK REMINDER that the Constitution gives Congress the power to set the rules for its own elections.

That means Congress could effectively end gerrymandering immediately by switching to multi-member districts and proportional representation.

“PR” Should Stand for Proportional Representation, Not Petty Redistricting - R Street Institute America’s system of representative government faces a dire threat. Both major parties are openly racing to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, purely for partisan gain. This gambit undermines the ve...

America's winner-take-all districts make voters into resources for the parties to divide. To get a democracy that's of, by, and for the people, we need proportional representation. @rstreet.bsky.social
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We've just returned from @netrootsnation.bsky.social, where Rank the Vote hosted: Ending Gridlock: The Case for Proportional Representation!

#ProportionalRepresentation #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Portland #NN25 #NetrootsNation #NetrootsNation2025