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[Kaleb Nyquist @KalebNyquist]

Encouraging to see this conversation between @MichaelRWear & @leedrutman — hopefully a sign of more discussions to come between people of faith & the political reform movement! https://t.co/FWmpQJQOZC

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

The Cato Institute on the benefits of proportional representation: "How to Fix the Gerrymandering Problem" https://t.co/5J6XSQmMZ5

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

Conservatives are leading ->

[Michael Wear @MichaelRWear]

I spoke with @leedrutman for @CCPublicLife's publication The Heart of the Public regarding the redistricting maelstrom, and Lee's assessment of the possibilities of real political reform in this time of political and social distrust. https://t.co/x2NlAmp2fe

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Conservative writer @henryolsenEPPC:

"A system employing proportional representation could halt gerrymandering — and the damage it does to representative democracy — in its tracks." https://t.co/FQx9w7IEcQ

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Proportional representation has long had the overwhelming support of people whose job is to study elections. We wrote this letter with @protctdemocracy in 2022, signed by 200 political scientists and historians.
https://t.co/HwBH12geP8

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

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[Dustin Wahl @_DustinWahl]

If you don’t think “please stop gerrymandering!” will convince either party, proportional representation is for you

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Why @PeteButtigieg likes proportional representation: “The reason why kitchen table issues can’t get done… is because of these systemic issues.”

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

.@PeteButtigieg is stumping for proportional representation

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Baumgartner is 100% right. Proportional representation is best for everyone. It's just basic fairness.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

It would be better for the unity of the future of the Republic if every state’s Congressional representation mirrored their electorate. For example, Washington State is 40% Republican but Rs hold only 2 out of 10 House seats. For representative Democracy to work, people need to feel like they have a fair chance to participate in it. 🇺🇸

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

At no moment in American history has our winner-take-all districting system worked particularly well. There is no golden age of “fair districts.”
The problems have been different at different times. The antiquated voting system that produces them has been there from the start.

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Ezra Klein: I support proportional representation https://t.co/5YXxaTl8BO

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

I wrote a brief history of gerrymandering in America. It's always been bad. Just never THIS bad.
(link below)

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

"It’s time to shift to the system most of the world’s advanced democracies use: proportional representation."

[Mary Ellen Klas @MaryEllenKlas]

There's a way out of the redistricting wars - and it's entirely possible without a Constitutional amendment: Ditch the districts and elect members at large with proportional representation and restore voters' voice. But public must demand it. via @opinion https://t.co/zLCiqfLdtF

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

"There is one reform that is adequate to the task [of stopping gerrymandering] and is suddenly relevant and realistic." @ed_kilgore @NYMag
https://t.co/Y4Yvz22E1d

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

The more I read about these ideas in the New York Times, the less radical they start to seem. https://t.co/mrciE3azLw

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Proportional representation is the way

[The Political HQ @ThePoliticalHQ]

If Democrats control the House, Senate, and Presidency in 2028, one of the biggest priorities should be uncapping the House and replacing winner take all districts with multimember districts.

Right now, gerrymandering allows states to produce absurd outcomes like 9-0 congressional delegations even when millions voted for the other party.

A multimember system would make representation actually reflect how people vote. If a region votes 60% Republican and 40% Democratic, the seats would likely end up 2-1 instead of one party taking all 3.

Uncapping the House would also shrink district populations so Americans have more direct representation in Congress.

Less gerrymandering.
Less vote dilution.
More proportional representation.

[Fix Our House @FixOurHouse]

Proportional representation is the way

[Nicholas Stephanopoulos @ProfNickStephan]

Going beyond tweets, some somewhat longer thoughts about the cataclysm of Callais.

https://t.co/MfhBrxnToG