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We’re a nonprofit leading the campaign for multiparty democracy through proportional representation in California. Join us! 🌻
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 3d
New article from ProRep's Executive Director in the Mercury News and East Bay Times today! www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/o...
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Two-party systems are pretty terrible at creating policies we actually want.

#ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization
fairvote.ca Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 22h
When governments flip direction every cycle, long term projects stall and public trust sinks.

This is what first-past-the-post produces by design.

Proportional representation creates stable majorities that support consistent long term policy.
A circular infographic titled Policy lurch explained. In the centre is the phrase Winner take all voting system. Around it is a four part cycle: a purple arrow saying Party wins majority with 40 percent of the vote, a blue arrow saying Government passes policies opposed by 60 percent of voters, a grey arrow saying Opposition party promises to reverse policies, and a red arrow saying Divisive election campaign. The cycle illustrates how first-past-the-post drives repeated policy swings that make long term planning difficult.
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Opinion: After Prop. 50, we need to ask: Can’t we create a better democracy? trib.al/DwVZBVj
Opinion: After Prop. 50, we need to ask: Can’t we create a better democracy?
Redrawing districts won’t save us. Proportional representation offers the best solution for an out-of-touch government.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Also available here: enewspaper.mercurynews.com/infinity/art...
Two-party rule is not serving our nation well
Two-party rule is not serving our nation well
enewspaper.mercurynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
New article from ProRep's Executive Director in the Mercury News and East Bay Times today! www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/o...
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
There *is* a movement! There's us in California and @fixourhouse.bsky.social and @fairvote.bsky.social at the national level.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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nocturne9.bsky.social
This sounds like a plan, proportional representation:
enewspaper.mercurynews.com/infinity/art...
Two-party rule is not serving our nation well
Two-party rule is not serving our nation well
enewspaper.mercurynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Here are some examples of multi-party countries using #ProportionalRepresentation.
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
That's correct. Once you move from single-member districts to multi-member districts, you can allocate the seats proportionally to votes won.

For the House, repeal a 1967 Federal law (e.g., passing the Fair Rep Act, H.R. 3863). Another method is states with ballot initiatives like California.
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Real talk: When was the last time your vote actually mattered in a California legislative race? Most districts are so safe that the primary decides everything.

#ProportionalRepresentation would make every vote count in every district. That's not radical—it's just fair.

#ProRep #EndGerrymandering
An array of a political buttons from a variety of political parties. "Elections in the USA" by Marek Studzinski via https://unsplash.com/photos/a-bunch-of-buttons-that-are-on-a-table-GgnejuBM8WM.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
"[W]e must institute a multiparty democracy (via #ProportionalRepresentation like most democracies) and an executive more like a prime minister than the imperial president we seem doomed to endure under our current constitution."
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Fairness matters.

#ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndGerrymandering
darinself.com Darin Self @darinself.com · 12d
I'm not saying Utah can't have a place for progressives, but the way to do that is through proportional representation not gerrymandered-forced representation.
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
It's time we upgrade our system to a fair one. The proportion of seats ought to match the proportion of votes.

#ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Keep spreading the word about #ProportionalRepresentation. People are hearing us!
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
“...[P]roportional voting is arguably far more democratic than the US winner takes all system because there would be far fewer wasted votes. Nearly all voters... would help elect a candidate they support and have their views represented in the district.”

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Ep. 1 - How to Make Moderates Matter
YouTube video by Make Moderates Matter
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November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
"Proportional representation would effectively neuter any attempt to gerrymander. First, multi-member districts would mean fewer lines to draw and, therefore, fewer opportunities to gerrymander. Second, the remaining district lines become far less important."

fairvote.org/california-p...
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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cosmoq.bsky.social
Thanks @capitolweekly.bsky.social for highlighting @prorepcoalition.bsky.social and #ProportionalRepresentation ! However you vote on #Prop50 its time for California to move on from our dysfunctional and dangerous two-party system and build something better. #democracy
prorepcoalition.bsky.social ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 20d
New Op-ed!

"To truly address gerrymandering and the toxic two-party political culture that has led to its recent resurgence, California needs to fight fire with water. We need structural democracy reform."

capitolweekly.net/its-time-for...
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
New Op-ed!

"To truly address gerrymandering and the toxic two-party political culture that has led to its recent resurgence, California needs to fight fire with water. We need structural democracy reform."

capitolweekly.net/its-time-for...
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
"One thing many Americans don’t appreciate is just how unusual our political system is. As democracies go, we stand out in that we have fewer political parties than just about every other country out there (save the authoritarian ones)."

#ProportionalRepresentation is what we need to address this.
fixourhouse.bsky.social Fix Our House @fixourhouse.bsky.social · 22d
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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We Need Political Reform
Here's What It Might Look Like
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November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Yes, it's about time we talk about #ProportionalRepresentation, the most elegant way to address gerrymandering in a way that's fair to *everyone*.
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
“Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley, with guest @robrichie.bsky.social… explore fixes [to gerrymandering and “safe” seats] like proportional representation...”

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Safe Seats Exposed: Gerrymandering's Grip on Voter Power and Reform Paths
Podcast Episode · Solving America's Problems · 10/28/2025 · 24m
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October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
"@leedrutman.bsky.social... explain[s] how the U.S. two-party system fuels polarization, gridlock, and democratic decline—and how reforms like proportional representation... could help fix it. Our politics can be better. In this session, we envision how.”

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Breaking the Two Party Doom Loop with Lee Drutman | The Civic Forum E12
Podcast Episode · The Civic Forum · 10/28/2025 · 1h 12m
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October 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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That's what we're working on for California!
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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*taps sign* in any event, proportional representation! @theunpopulist.net
Want to End the Gerrymandering Wars? Embrace Proportional Representation
Trump has triggered a particularly fierce round, but the logic of war is inherent in a winner-take-all system
www.theunpopulist.net
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
"Proportional representation could have an even greater impact... [E]very district would become a swing district. All our votes would matter, and our voices would be heard... [D]ifferent parties would have new incentives to work together to deliver for voters."

thefulcrum.us/electoral-re...
Election Reform Turns Down the Temperature of Our Politics
Politics isn’t working for most Americans. Our government can’t keep the lights on. The cost of living continues to rise. Our nation is reeling from recent acts of political violence. 79% of voters sa...
thefulcrum.us
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
prorepcoalition.bsky.social
Want to see more choices at the ballot box?

Support #ProportionalRepresentation.

#ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #MultiPartyAmerica
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM