Ansley Skipper
@ansleyskipper.bsky.social
Comms @protectdemocracy.org. Fmr comms @accountablegop.bsky.social + Kaine for Virginia. Bylines @ The Bulwark, Tennessean.
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Oh, and the @nytimes.com is currently re-upping what is probably the best piece on PR ever written — this masterwork from Jesse Wegman and Lee Drutman www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Oh, and the @nytimes.com is currently re-upping what is probably the best piece on PR ever written — this masterwork from Jesse Wegman and Lee Drutman www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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All essentially make the same point. Look around at the redistricting wars. They're only going to get worse. There's only one way out.
Reform: protectdemocracy.org/work/proport...
Reform: protectdemocracy.org/work/proport...
Proportional representation, explained
Proportional representation is an electoral system that elects multiple representatives in each district in proportion to the number of people who vote for them.
protectdemocracy.org
August 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
All essentially make the same point. Look around at the redistricting wars. They're only going to get worse. There's only one way out.
Reform: protectdemocracy.org/work/proport...
Reform: protectdemocracy.org/work/proport...
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- @protectdemocracy.org / Drew Penrose and
@ansleyskipper.bsky.social www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-end...
- @newamerica.org / @leedrutman.bsky.social
leedrutman.substack.com/p/what-the-a...
@ansleyskipper.bsky.social www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-end...
- @newamerica.org / @leedrutman.bsky.social
leedrutman.substack.com/p/what-the-a...
What the Apportionment Act of 1842 tells us about today's gerrymandering wars
And why reform might be closer than you think
leedrutman.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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- @prospect.org / @ddayen.bsky.social prospect.org/politics/202...
- @rstreet.bsky.social / @jhmadison.bsky.social www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...
-Arkansas Times: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
-Ventura County Star: www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
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- @rstreet.bsky.social / @jhmadison.bsky.social www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...
-Arkansas Times: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
-Ventura County Star: www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
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The Redistricting Mess Shows How Our Election System Doesn’t Work
With our winner-take-all elections, the ideal of a ‘fair’ map is impossible. Proportional representation is the only answer.
prospect.org
August 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
- @prospect.org / @ddayen.bsky.social prospect.org/politics/202...
- @rstreet.bsky.social / @jhmadison.bsky.social www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...
-Arkansas Times: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
-Ventura County Star: www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
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- @rstreet.bsky.social / @jhmadison.bsky.social www.rstreet.org/commentary/p...
-Arkansas Times: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
-Ventura County Star: www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
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Second, I had the pleasure of making my first ever podcast appearance. If you want to hear more about why the Trump administration's takeover of UVA is bad for democracy, listen here:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iMz...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iMz...
Episode 178 - Not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead with Ansley Skipper
Podcast Episode · A Gentlemen’s Disagreement · 08/05/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Second, I had the pleasure of making my first ever podcast appearance. If you want to hear more about why the Trump administration's takeover of UVA is bad for democracy, listen here:
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iMz...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7iMz...