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Libertarian from Cal married to a Green from Stanford raising 2 boys. Californians for #ElectoralReform CFO and Secretary. #ProRep Coalition Treasurer Financial Advisor. Econ. background but enjoys reading PoliSci research. #ProportionalRepresentation
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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. #ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #MultipartyAmerica #FairSeats #EndPolarization #EndGerrymandering

Yet another example of why all of our public servants should be required to put all of their assets into a blind trust. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

#ProportionalRepresentation. Because shouting into the void every two years isn’t what democracy is supposed to feel like. #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #MultipartyAmerica

If you're around #Sacramento Wednesday and feel like breaking up the two-party system, swing by New Helvetia at 6 pm for the kickoff of ProRep Coalition's Sacramento chapter. @prorepcoalition.bsky.social #ProportionalRepresentation Or sign up for the next one! prorepcoalition.org/so/24PRghVA6...

Gerrymandering: Because the people in power should pick their voters, right? …Wait, no. #ProportionalRepresentation ends this nonsense. #ProRep #EndGerrymandering Image via @represent.us.

The US naturally moved up the value chain away from manufacturing into technology and services which have bigger profit margins and better working conditions. The government shouldn't micromanage the economy by setting back this progress. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

#ProportionalRepresentation. It works better for more people than winner-take-all.

HIRING: State Campaign Strategist to supercharge our efforts to advance proportional representation. 🗓️ Deadline: 5/25, 💵 $141,100 - $166,000 Organizing and Campaign Strategist(s) to build an effective civil service coalition. 🗓️ Deadline: 6/1, 💵 $141,100 - $166,000

"Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to take people to the quarry."

If California were a person, it would be young, diverse, progressive, creative—and absolutely nothing like its legislature. Let’s fix that. #ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly

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...

Fusion and cross-party cooperation not only fueled anti-slavery momentum but also set the stage for the alliances that helped birth the GOP. Fusion voting shaped history. @jrdresden.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org #FusionVoting #ElectionReform

Voting shouldn’t feel like choosing between a flat soda and a punch in the face. Give us real options. Give us #ProportionalRepresentation. #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #FairSeats #MultipartyAmerica (it's a no-brainer compared to Cthulhu)

Trump keeps testing the limits. His fellow Republicans keep giving him permission to inch deeper into the abyss of authoritarianism. Like authoritarians everywhere, he keeps heightening the conflicts to escalate the fight. leedrutman.substack.com/p/doomier-an...

No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional election sweeps nationalnewswatch.com/2025/05/14/n...

#ProportionalRepresention. It just works. #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #EndPolarization #MultipartyAmerica

❓Are you unsure about which voting system you support? We made a little quiz to help you find out. Let us know your results!

“Why vote? It won’t matter.” You’re not wrong. That’s why we’re changing the rules. #ProportionalRepresentation = every vote counts, every voice matters. #ProRep #ElectoralReform #EndTheDuopoly #FairSeats #MultipartyAmerica

One of the great indignities of being an American voter is having to pretend that the solution to every political problem is the Democratic Party moving left or right. In a normal country, the Bulwark would have a center-left or center party, and we could have a left party. It’s long past time.

It's time to unrig the game. #ProportionalRepresentation. #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #FairSeats #MultipartyAmerica

This isn't right even as a matter of literal definitions. Bribery requires quid pro quo. "Corruption" is not limited to bribery. It is corrupt to personally profit off your public office even if it's not direct bribery. Don't finger-wag about "terms matter" if you're going to misdefine said terms.

The California legislature doesn’t look like California. That’s not a glitch. That’s the system working exactly as designed. Let’s redesign it. #ProportionalRepresentation now. #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly

One party has controlled California's state legislature for almost 65 years. It's time for a change. #ProportionalRepresentation #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly

I can't think of a foreign policy more helpful to Russia than the one we have now: alienating us from allies, failing to deter Iran from nukes, failing to push Russia from Syria despite a golden opportunity, and refusing to sanction Russia for its war on Ukraine despite numerous "threats" to do so.

Our coalition continues to grow! All of these community organizations have insights & credibility in #Sacramento. And all of these organizations agree, Sac should adopt #RankedChoiceVoting for our local elections to City Council & to County offices. #RCV will improve equitable voter representation

What a fun event! #Sacramento area folks can support ranked choice in local elections at betterballotsacramento.org And #California residents please support proportional representation in the legislature at www.prorepcoalition.org/take-action

#ProportionalRepresentation is more democratic than winner-take-all, and the results bear it out. When more votes affect the results, voter turnout is higher and policies better reflect what the voters want. #ProRep #EndTheDuopoly #MultipartyAmerica

"[T]rying to peel Russia away from China... would hand Putin a dangerous amount of power. Moscow would become the pivot player in the competition between Beijing and Washington, with ties to both and space to maneuver." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Follow @justinwolfers.bsky.social for coverage of the many economic problems with Trump's tariff-on-foreign-movies notion.