Fix Our House
@fixourhouse.bsky.social
Advocating for more functional and representative government through multi-member districts and proportional representation. Join us! ⚙️ 🏛 fixourhouse.org
Co-founders: @leedrutman.bsky.social & @ezup.bsky.social
Executive Director: @dustinwahl.bsky.social
Co-founders: @leedrutman.bsky.social & @ezup.bsky.social
Executive Director: @dustinwahl.bsky.social
For those of yall finding your political tribes, take the next step -- imagine how a few changes in the law could make our politics reflect the diversity hiding right under the surface. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For those of yall finding your political tribes, take the next step -- imagine how a few changes in the law could make our politics reflect the diversity hiding right under the surface. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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 4:21 PM
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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A fix to our disproportionate and gerrymandered election districts is within Congress's power to change. Protect Democracy organized a major turnout of political scientists with expertise on the matter to explain how: protectdemocracy.org/work/democra...
Over 200 Democracy Scholars Call on Congress to End Single-Member Congressional District
More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians released an open letter calling on Congress to reject the United States’ winner-take-all elections.
protectdemocracy.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A fix to our disproportionate and gerrymandered election districts is within Congress's power to change. Protect Democracy organized a major turnout of political scientists with expertise on the matter to explain how: protectdemocracy.org/work/democra...
Conservatives make up about 40% of New England, and yet all of New England's representatives are Democrats. That's how broken our political system is: 40% of the vote would mean about 40% of the seats, not zero!
@jacksantucci.bsky.social on why Republicans should consider electoral reform
@jacksantucci.bsky.social on why Republicans should consider electoral reform
Republicans Should Consider Electoral Reform
Proportional representation is a smart way to ensure that conservatives in blue states are heard.
www.city-journal.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Conservatives make up about 40% of New England, and yet all of New England's representatives are Democrats. That's how broken our political system is: 40% of the vote would mean about 40% of the seats, not zero!
@jacksantucci.bsky.social on why Republicans should consider electoral reform
@jacksantucci.bsky.social on why Republicans should consider electoral reform
Americans are sick of the two-party system, but what can we do to break out of it? @leedrutman.bsky.social went on @cbsmornings.bsky.social to explain how proportional representation can revitalize democracy in America.
What would a viable 3rd political party look like? We asked voters to try to build one.
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Americans are sick of the two-party system, but what can we do to break out of it? @leedrutman.bsky.social went on @cbsmornings.bsky.social to explain how proportional representation can revitalize democracy in America.
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Most elections in America aren’t competitive, but Omaha was an exception. @leedrutman.bsky.social and @dustinwahl.bsky.social explain why the real issue is our broken electoral system: riponsociety.org/article/is-t...
Is There Room in American Politics for the Don Bacons of the World? | The Ripon Society
Bacon’s success is thanks to strong relationships in his district and his brand as a centrist, opposing his party line just often enough to win over voters ...
riponsociety.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Most elections in America aren’t competitive, but Omaha was an exception. @leedrutman.bsky.social and @dustinwahl.bsky.social explain why the real issue is our broken electoral system: riponsociety.org/article/is-t...
"Mandela’s South Africa rejected the mechanics of exclusion [first past the post elections] and replaced them with a structure that values every voice [proportional representation]."
How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa @electoralreform.bsky.social
How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa @electoralreform.bsky.social
How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa
South Africa’s history shows how an electoral system can change everything. Sometimes, democracy’s biggest dangers aren’t coups or revolutions, but the quiet impact of the rules th
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October 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Mandela’s South Africa rejected the mechanics of exclusion [first past the post elections] and replaced them with a structure that values every voice [proportional representation]."
How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa @electoralreform.bsky.social
How First Past the Post helped apartheid take hold in South Africa @electoralreform.bsky.social
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Mills would be 79 when she takes office, 85 when she retires. Says she'll only serve one term, which shows how useless term limits are to bring down the age of Congress. To bridge the age gap, we need serious reform, as @oscarp.bsky.social and I recently wrote: protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Mills would be 79 when she takes office, 85 when she retires. Says she'll only serve one term, which shows how useless term limits are to bring down the age of Congress. To bridge the age gap, we need serious reform, as @oscarp.bsky.social and I recently wrote: protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...
"Reforming the U.S. system to adopt PR is a challenging but realistic goal." @jrdresden.bsky.social and Deborah Apau for @protectdemocracy.org protectdemocracy.org/work/fusion-...
Fusion Voting as a Path to Proportional Representation
Efforts to relegalize electoral fusion and introduce proportional representation can work together to build a better democracy.
protectdemocracy.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Reforming the U.S. system to adopt PR is a challenging but realistic goal." @jrdresden.bsky.social and Deborah Apau for @protectdemocracy.org protectdemocracy.org/work/fusion-...
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
"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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September 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
"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!!
if we are going to have online magazines for Abundance, i think a wealthy patron should fund an online magazine for electoral reform — specifically for furthering the twin causes of proportional representation and democratic revival. seems like a comparatively neglected space
September 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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...
Why Electoral Reform is Key to the Abundance Agenda
Proportional representation would provide stronger incentives to pursue the ambitious projects that the abundance agenda envisions.
www.newamerica.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"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 are Still Living in the Doom Loop
And it will almost certainly continue to get worse before it gets better.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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...
protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...
September 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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...
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."
I spent last summer in the weirdest city in politics. Omaha voted Democrat for President, Independent for Senate, Republican for House. @leedrutman.bsky.social and I explain why places like that are going away, and what we can do about it, in the latest Ripon Forum. riponsociety.org/article/is-t...
Is There Room in American Politics for the Don Bacons of the World? | The Ripon Society
Bacon’s success is thanks to strong relationships in his district and his brand as a centrist, opposing his party line just often enough to win over voters ...
riponsociety.org
September 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"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...
This is why we need #ProportionalRepresentation nymag.com/intelligence...
The Nightmare Redistricting Scenario for Democrats
Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman says Florida could change the equation for next year’s midterms.
nymag.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"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...
This is why we need #ProportionalRepresentation nymag.com/intelligence...
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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 🧵
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 🧵
August 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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 🧵
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 🧵
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“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 ⬇️
– @davedaley.bsky.social talks ending gerrymandering w/ multi-member districts & #ProportionalRepresentation on @msnbc.com ⬇️
August 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“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 ⬇️
– @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
August 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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
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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!
It also doesn't seem like term limits would help much: new members of Congress are...not that young!
August 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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!
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 🧵
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 🧵
August 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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 🧵
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 🧵
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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.
August 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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.
That means Congress could effectively end gerrymandering immediately by switching to multi-member districts and proportional representation.
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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.
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...
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“PR” Should Stand for Proportional Representation, Not Petty Redistricting - R Street Institute
America’s system of representative government faces a dire threat. Both major parties are openly racing to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, purely for partisan gain. This gambit undermines the ve...
www.rstreet.org
August 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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...
www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...