We cannot move forward as a nation (or persuade “the other side” to our cause) unless we sit down & SPEAK with those on the other side. @GayleKing & @JesseBWatters found a way to converse & connect, & that is a step in the right direction! #IgnoreTheHaters! #EndPolarization #CrossTheAisle #Bipartisa
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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It really truly is. Anybody who looks at countries using first-past-the-post (aka plurality voting) sees a situation worth emulating.
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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.
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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"Proportional representation offers more stable, representative government than these winner-take-all methods..."
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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.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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We agree. The two-party system really needs to die before it kills us all.
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I think 2 party politics should die.
Proportional representation in elections is the only way to get representation in government
Proportional representation in elections is the only way to get representation in government
July 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Trump threats and national unity fears provide fresh opportunity to revisit how we vote
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June 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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It's time to break out of this two-party doom loop.
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Proportional representation prevents the policy lurch we see under winner take all. When one party can govern alone with just 40 percent of the vote, policies swing wildly every few years. PR encourages cooperation and stability, not constant reversals.
June 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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#ProportionalRepresentation doesn’t just change who wins.
It changes who runs.
It changes who gets heard.
It changes *everything*.
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It changes who runs.
It changes who gets heard.
It changes *everything*.
#ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization
June 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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From where we stand, winner-take-all is the *biggest* problem in this country. It's filled our politics with hate and dysfunction and has created all sorts of unfair policies that most of us didn't want.
#ProportionalRepresentation would fix so many things.
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#ProportionalRepresentation would fix so many things.
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Yes and no. Winner take all voting, as opposed to proportional representation, is a key problem in this country.
June 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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California leads on tech, music, fashion, and culture.
But we still use a voting system that’s older than the telegraph.
Time to innovate our democracy: #ProportionalRepresentation.
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But we still use a voting system that’s older than the telegraph.
Time to innovate our democracy: #ProportionalRepresentation.
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June 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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If your politics feel stale, rigged, or stuck—
That’s not your fault.
It’s the system.
And systems can be changed. Let’s start with how we vote.
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That’s not your fault.
It’s the system.
And systems can be changed. Let’s start with how we vote.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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With proportional representation elections, every party gets seats in proportion to it’s share of the total votes.
Parliament ends up being a negotiation/collaboration among 4 or 5 parties — none powerful enough to act alone without consensus from at least some of the others.
It works worldwide
Parliament ends up being a negotiation/collaboration among 4 or 5 parties — none powerful enough to act alone without consensus from at least some of the others.
It works worldwide
May 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The US is more ready for #ProportionalRepresentation than ever before.
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"58% of U.S. adults agree that a third major party is needed in the U.S. because the Republican and Democratic parties 'do such a poor job' of representing the American people, marking the 12th consecutive majority-level reading in Gallup’s trend that stretches back more than two decades."
[2024]
[2024]
Support for a Third Political Party in the U.S. Dips to 58%
Sixty-nine percent of political independents, 53% of Democrats, 48% of Republicans favor creation of a third party.
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April 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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It's no coincidence that countries with #ProportionalRepresentation tend to see better results.
When our public servants are more representative of us, they better serve us.
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When our public servants are more representative of us, they better serve us.
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Spending a morning observing the California legislature's comical inability to address a housing shortage has me thinking again about the possible relationships between these two maps.
(Red is winner-take-all, purple is proportional representation.)
(Red is winner-take-all, purple is proportional representation.)
April 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Our politics would work a lot more if we had more choices.
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We need a system that rewards third parties, honestly. Things like coalition governance, proportional representation, removal of fptp, and so on...
April 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Why do so many people sit out elections? Because they feel their vote won’t make a difference. #ProportionalRepresentation fixes that by making sure every vote counts toward real representation.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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California’s current voting system rewards extreme partisanship. #ProportionalRepresentation encourages collaboration and real solutions. Isn’t that what democracy should be about?
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April 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Why be forced to choose the lesser of two evils?
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April 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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In a multi-party system, you need to play nicely with others to get anything done. In a winner-take-all system, you need to win majority power by any means necessary to get anything done.
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I think ideally we'd have a system that allowed proportional representation. It exists in other governments and forces elected officials to form alliances and agreements with each other to get things done. The U.S. system is entirely adversarial and winner-takes-all. It sucks.
April 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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More choices. Better representation. Less polarization. #ProportionalRepresentation isn’t just an upgrade—it’s a *game-changer* for California politics.
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April 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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#ProportionalRepresentation = More collaboration, less gridlock. 🤝
Let's create a California legislature that works together for the common good.
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Let's create a California legislature that works together for the common good.
#ProRep #ElectoralReform #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization
January 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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"Actively seek out conversations with people who hold different views to challenge your own assumptions and broaden your perspective."—Peter T. Coleman, author of THE WAY OUT https://buff.ly/3TN4EmC #InformYourVote #Election2024 #PoliticalPolarization #BridgingDivides #Depolarize #EndPolarization
October 30, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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"Begin dialogues with open questions or personal stories to foster mutual understanding rather than confrontation."—Peter T. Coleman https://buff.ly/3TN4EmC #InformYourVote #Election2024 #PoliticalPolarization #BridgingDivides #Depolarize #EndPolarization #UnitedNotDivided #OvercomePolarization
October 21, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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"According to political scientist Jennifer McCoy, proportional representation 'allows a variety of views to be represented and enables more fluid coalition building that can break the binary divisions.'"
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November 27, 2023 at 4:45 PM
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