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Fix Our House @fixourhouse.bsky.social · 12d

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/upshot/redistricting-gerrymandering-alternatives.html

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 2d

It really truly is. Anybody who looks at countries using first-past-the-post (aka plurality voting) sees a situation worth emulating.

#ProportionalRepresentation #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization #FairSeats #MultiPartyAmerica

Jared 🔶 @quantumjared.bsky.social · 3d

Democracy may be the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried, but FPTP is the worst form of democracy. We need proportional representation.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 5d

The tumultuous times we're facing make it clear that our political system is aging and in sore need of an update.

#ProportionalRepresentation is the highest priority fix.

Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 7d

Our two-party system creates zero-sum politics, driving gerrymandering and voter disillusionment. Most democracies use proportional representation instead, which encourages coalition-building and better reflects voter priorities.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 7d

Some people say “If you want to be heard, run for office.”

Cool. But maybe… just maybe… we should also fix a system that ignores most voters.

Start with #ProportionalRepresentation.

"You deserve it," in neon letters. By Mareko Tamaleaa via https://unsplash.com/photos/you-deserve-it-signage-u29A-hrVgJU.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 9d

More and more people are hearing the message that #ProportionalRepresentation is THE best way to address gerrymandering.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 10d

Proportional representation was the most common solution proposed by readers.

Via Nate Cohn:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Readers Have Their Own Suggestions on Redistricting

www.nytimes.com

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 12d

"Proportional representation would make gerrymandering irrelevant. But it would do a lot more than that.

Most importantly, proportional representation would make it far easier for small parties to win representation in the House."

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Readers Have Their Own Suggestions on Redistricting

www.nytimes.com

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 12d

#ProportionalRepresentation would, quite literally, save lives.

Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 14d

"Proportional Representation Could Reduce the Risk of Political Violence in the U.S." by @farbodnagra.bsky.social and @jrdresden.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/103876/propo...

// winner-take-all / first-past-the-post electoralism is killing us, increasingly literally. via @perfctlyGoodInk on X

Proportional Representation Could Reduce the Risk of Political Violence in the U.S.

There is no single cause of political violence in democracies. But one critical source is often overlooked: electoral system design.

www.justsecurity.org

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 14d

"Proportional representation offers more stable, representative government than these winner-take-all methods..."

#ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization

www.sightline.org/2025/09/23/f...

For Oregonians, Better Elections Are Hidden in Plain Sight | Sightline Institute

The state’s constitution lets localities opt for methods that better reflect their mix of voters.

www.sightline.org

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 16d

It's true. With our current system, everybody gets divided into two camps that loathe each other and fight for majority power to steamroll the other.

In a multi-party system, we'd better respect each other's unique perspectives and come up with compromise solutions.

Rick Habgood @richardhhabgood.bsky.social · 17d

Changing the voting system to proportional representation will work wonders for non partisan attitude. The first past the post voting system creates polarization, as time passes, it becomes pernicious polarization. The US is now in the pernicious stage, which can lead to civil war.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17d

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 19d

Want climate action? Racial justice? Housing reform?
Then we need a legislature that actually reflects who lives here.
#ProportionalRepresentation isn’t a side issue—it’s *the* issue that unlocks true progress on *all* issues.

A rendering of a key made up of puzzle pieces being inserted into a lock. By Allison Saeng via https://unsplash.com/photos/a-key-with-a-puzzle-piece-attached-to-it-B7VlWt3pRM0.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 23d

Minorities still deserve to have a say.

#ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly

Gaslit Nation @gaslitnation.bsky.social · 24d

Proportional representation ensures every vote counts, giving voice to all - even in divided districts - by transforming how we elect and truly reflecting the people's will.

Listen: https://loom.ly/CPny91o

#oligarchy #dictatorship #dictatortrump

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 26d

"I think we need big structural reform. And I think the very best way to fix the US House and state legislatures would be through some form of #ProportionalRepresentation.’”

That's @davedaley.bsky.social at about 1:06:34.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

AntiDemocratic: The 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections with David Daley

Podcast Episode · Authentically Detroit · 09/10/2025 · 1h 17m

podcasts.apple.com

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Felix Ling @perfectlygoodink.bsky.social · Sep 2

As you know, the GOP plans to gerrymander Texas to squeeze out 5 more seats and Dems will do the same to California.

But did you know that gerrymandering works by gaming the disproportionality of our winner-take-all system? #ProRep is the obvious fix.

www.slowboring.com/p/proportion...

Proportional representation is the solution to gerrymandering

Why not the best?

www.slowboring.com

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Sep 5

#ProportionalRepresentation is simply a better way for people to get the policies that *actually* help them.

Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · Sep 3

‘The top 10 countries in the 2025 Global Social Progress Index all use proportional representation’
When all votes count social outcomes improve.
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation
www.socialprogress.org/alti-global-...

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's really the most important direction for both parties. With the rise of the populist wing, the Republican coalition is also breaking up.

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Sep 3

The most important direction for the future of the Democratic Party is breaking up the two party doom loop.

There is not a singular ideological agenda or direction that will make a pro-democracy majority. We need a new, proportional representation system that will allow more parties in Congress.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Sep 2

“The fight for equality cannot stop at the ballot box, nor can it end at the workplace. It requires systemic reforms — including... #ProportionalRepresentation... — to ensure women can run, win, serve and lead.”

msmagazine.com/2025/08/29/w...

Celebrating Women's Equality Day—105 Years After the 19th Amendment

Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, sports and entertainment, judicial offices and the private sector—with a little gardeni...

msmagazine.com

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes, we *can* do better.

#ProportionalRepresentation

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Aug 26

The framers never imagined Trump. The framers never imagined modern political parties. The framers never imagined the internet, or telephones, or telegraphs, or cars, or steam locamotives. The framers never imagined universal suffrage or proportional representation.

We can do a lot better!

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · Aug 25

The top 10 countries in the 2025 Global Social Progress Index all use proportional representation.

When every vote counts, societies thrive.

Graphic titled “2025 Global Social Progress Index.” Text explains the index measures 57 drivers of social and environmental progress across 170 countries. A ranked list shows the top 10: Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, and Germany. Next to each country it says “proportional” under the column “Voting system.” At the bottom, text notes “Canada ranks 18.”

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our political system was state-of-the-art at the time, but it's high time we get a system update to #ProportionalRepresentation.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · Aug 21

An irony of single-member districts is they were advocated by Founding-era figures precisely because they were a closer approximation of proportionality, more accurate representation, as opposed to plurality multi-member. But that was before the idea of proportional representation had been invented.

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 21

Welcome to the coalition, @fairvote.bsky.social! We're thrilled to be working with one of the oldest and largest electoral reform advocacy organizations in the US.

Their work has paved the road that ProRep is traveling, and we look forward to working together towards state-level PR in CA!

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 20

"I think [the gerrymandering war] is really going to require a big national conversation about... what representation means in a democracy.... I think the very best model would be a more proportional House...”

In other words, #ProportionalRepresentation!

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

How the conservative Supreme Court orchestrated the fight for mid-decade redistricting

President Trump kicked off a nationwide race to redraw political maps after he urged Texas Republicans to draw five more GOP-leaning seats ahead of the 2026 midterms.

www.wbur.org

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Congress can’t get anything done. Not even stuff 70% to 80% of Americans support. We’ve seen politicians torpedo a good idea rather than risk the other side receiving credit for it."

How to fix this?

"Proportional representation may be the way forward."

www.bakersfield.com/opinion/comm...

Community Voices: Proportional representation may be the way forward

Congress can’t get anything done. Not even stuff 70% to 80% of Americans support. We’ve seen politicians torpedo a good idea rather than risk the other side receiving credit for

www.bakersfield.com

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Multiparty Maryland @mpmd.bsky.social · Aug 15

On the need to bring the message of proportional representation to the masses disillusioned with the 2 party system

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 13

"In most U.S. elections, one candidate wins everything... [which] invites parties in power to manipulate district lines to guarantee control.... There’s a better way... used by many of the world’s strongest democracies: #ProportionalRepresentation."

dcjournal.com/how-proporti...

How Proportional Voting Could Break Gerrymandering’s Grip – DC Journal - InsideSources

In American politics, the people are supposed to choose their leaders. However, in state after state, it’s increasingly the opposite: politicians choose

dcjournal.com

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 11

That's exactly what we're working for here in California. Join us to help out!

www.prorepcoalition.org/take-action

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