Andy Dienes
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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
t.co
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
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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...
@fairvote.bsky.social is out with its Monopoly Politics report, and it's a must read. fairvote.org/report/monop...
Monopoly Politics 2026: How 81% of 2026 elections have already been decided - FairVote
We project that 81% of House seats will be safe for one party, with another 9% leaning strongly to one party – 18 months before the election.
fairvote.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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...
@fairvote.bsky.social is out with its Monopoly Politics report, and it's a must read. fairvote.org/report/monop...
North Dakota legislature passed a bill banning the use of Approval Voting (used for elections in its largest city, Fargo) as well as any potential use of ranked-choice voting
If you happen to live in ND, now would be a good time to call Gov Armstrong and ask for a veto!
ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-...
If you happen to live in ND, now would be a good time to call Gov Armstrong and ask for a veto!
ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-...
April 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
North Dakota legislature passed a bill banning the use of Approval Voting (used for elections in its largest city, Fargo) as well as any potential use of ranked-choice voting
If you happen to live in ND, now would be a good time to call Gov Armstrong and ask for a veto!
ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-...
If you happen to live in ND, now would be a good time to call Gov Armstrong and ask for a veto!
ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-...
Reposted by Andy Dienes
A question I get a lot on proportional representation is how would constituent services and casework operate in multimember districts.
Quite well, I think.
I teamed up with Anne Meeker at @popvoxfdn.bsky.social to explore how.
Here's our report:
protectdemocracy.org/work/how-wou...
Quite well, I think.
I teamed up with Anne Meeker at @popvoxfdn.bsky.social to explore how.
Here's our report:
protectdemocracy.org/work/how-wou...
How would constituent services in American multi-member districts work?
Under proportional representation, minority-preferred candidates tend to win even more seats than under single-member districts.
protectdemocracy.org
April 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A question I get a lot on proportional representation is how would constituent services and casework operate in multimember districts.
Quite well, I think.
I teamed up with Anne Meeker at @popvoxfdn.bsky.social to explore how.
Here's our report:
protectdemocracy.org/work/how-wou...
Quite well, I think.
I teamed up with Anne Meeker at @popvoxfdn.bsky.social to explore how.
Here's our report:
protectdemocracy.org/work/how-wou...
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Our "I would have seen it if it were there" paper — a collaboration with @ranimo.bsky.social and @clarepress.bsky.social — is now out in Psych. Review.
There’s a lot in this paper, but here are what I see as the 3 main takeaways:
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
There’s a lot in this paper, but here are what I see as the 3 main takeaways:
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
March 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our "I would have seen it if it were there" paper — a collaboration with @ranimo.bsky.social and @clarepress.bsky.social — is now out in Psych. Review.
There’s a lot in this paper, but here are what I see as the 3 main takeaways:
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
There’s a lot in this paper, but here are what I see as the 3 main takeaways:
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
has there ever been a (functioning) legislative body designed such that all roll call votes are secret by default?
March 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
has there ever been a (functioning) legislative body designed such that all roll call votes are secret by default?