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!!

"Just as outdated software failed Americans when they needed help most, outdated winner-take-all elections are failing to deliver.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...

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. protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...

"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."

"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!

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.

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 www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...

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

Proportional representation aims to fix the core problem that makes gerrymandering possible, writes Jonathan Madison for @rstreet.bsky.social www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...

Authoritarians like Viktor Orban understand that in order to entrench power and make elections matter less, they just need to use America's electoral system of single-member districts. Orban would look at Texas and say, what took y'all so long? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

100%. Gerrymandering is not a sad inevitable fact of democracy, it’s a side effect of a failed system that *Congress has the power to change*

Gerrymandering only works because the US still uses winner-take-all elections, where 51% of the vote = 100% of the power. It's the water we're swimming in here in America, but it's really a crazy way to elect representatives. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

"What we're doing in our electoral system is just not working." @leedrutman.bsky.social on @vox.com Today Explained www.vox.com/today-explai...

@beyer.house.gov and @raskin.house.gov reintroduced the Fair Representation Act this week! Proportional representation is the single most important change we can make to our broken political system. fairvote.org/press/fair-r...

Big news in Britain: A majority of the British public now supports proportional representation -- including a majority of right-leaning voters. @electoralreform.bsky.social electoral-reform.org.uk/support-for-...

This Juneteenth, read Deborah Apau’s explanation of how proportional representation could create greater influence for marginalized groups, including Black Americans, and bring the U.S. closer to true democracy: houstoninstitute.substack.com/p/fixing-the...

If you really want to fight for democracy in America, you need to acknowledge that winner-take-all elections are really poor instruments of democracy. @fairvote.bsky.social is out with its Monopoly Politics report, and it's a must read. fairvote.org/report/monop...

A group in Wisconsin has filed suit to re-legalize fusion voting. This is now the third lawsuit filed to re-legalize fusion, along with Kansas and New Jersey. (and as I once learned in journalism, three makes a trend) madison.com/news/state-r...

“Democratic systems often become stuck... but pressure builds beneath the surface, and change can happen suddenly.” www.newamerica.org/the-thread/l...

Competition makes service better! Turns out that's as true for constituent services as it is for anything else. protectdemocracy.org/work/how-wou...

Pssst: Proportional representation would end gerrymandering. "Musk’s fear is that the court, if it retains a progressive majority, will strike down the congressional lines that give Republicans a 6-2 advantage in the US House delegation" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"No other major democracy has such complete dominance by only two parties. When polled, voters say they want more choices." @sltaylor.bsky.social protectdemocracy.org/work/trapped...

"No other major democracy has such complete dominance by only two parties. When polled, voters say they want more choices." @sltaylor.bsky.social protectdemocracy.org/work/trapped...

Germany's far right AfD surged forward in the recent election, but it won't join the governing coalition. If Germany had America's two-party system, the AfD would very possibly have control of the government. Very important analysis from @raders.bsky.social www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/three-stor...

"When people want change but only have two options, they don't stop wanting change. They just push those two options to more combative stances." @leedrutman.bsky.social leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-state-...

"If Congress is to effectively give voice to the people, both the institution and its members must have the ability to adapt and the willingness to change." - Rep. Stephanie Bice, Chair of the *crucial* House Modernization Subcommittee 👏👏👏 washingtonreporter.news/p/op-ed-rep-...

8 reasons to like proportional representation, from @oscarp.bsky.social 6 and 8 are probably our personal favorites... but 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 are also good. So many reasons! www.newamerica.org/political-re...

"Our political Groundhog Day won’t end through cleverer campaign strategies. It won’t end through better candidates. It will end when we finally fix the broken rules that keep us trapped in this endless winter of discontent." @leedrutman.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/the-thread/l...

The "How You Can Protect Democracy" guide is filled with concrete actions you can take to protect, nurture and improve our democracy. Thank you to those who've shared their own actions and feedback on how to improve the guide! protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...

"No democracy can survive long in the face of this much division and distrust. It’s hardly surprising, then, that more than two-thirds of Americans want to see major changes in our political system." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Everyone seems to know that "the system" is broken. Republicans, Democrats, Independents. Everyone agrees. But a lot of us don't realize that our "system" is something we can change -- with just 8 words. Learn how, from @leedrutman.bsky.social and Jesse Wegman www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Politics feeling stuck? Unlock a new part of your political imagination with this fascinating (and dare we say fun!) interactive story from Fix Our House co-founder @leedrutman.bsky.social and Jesse Wegman www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"Under the bill, committee members would look at alternatives to the current winner-take-all system." @koin6.bsky.social www.koin.com/news/politic...

Reps @gluesenkampperez.house.gov and @golden.house.gov kicked off 2025 by reintroducing their Electoral Reform Select Committee Act. This is the way towards a healthier democracy for *all* Americans -- right, left, and everyone in between. gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/gluese...

What would a Congress for the 21st century look like? It might look a lot like this:

Change is normal in American history following periods of stagnation. We're due for some major changes sooner than later. medium.com/@scholarsfor...

“It’s not something that we expect to go places tomorrow, but this is the important step... to move in the direction of transformational electoral reform.” @dustinwahl.bsky.social on the Blue Dogs' new electoral reform committee proposal @theatlantic.com

“A huge amount of research suggests that US political institutions have become less functional in the age of nationalized politics and polarization… but [reforms] won’t ever happen if people don’t start talking about them.” @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

To fix big problems, we need big solutions. @repmgp.bsky.social is leading the way. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...