Welcome to Beyond Party Lines, where we take the political noise out of politics.

Who feels like their members of congress are ACTUALLY representing them? Many of us live in states that vote opposite us, to the point where our vote doesn’t even matter. Others live in swing states where winners inch in with barely 50% of the vote (or sometimes even LESS!)

Either way, a good chunk of us are going through life without representation in our government.

Does that sound fair? No wonder people feel like they shouldn’t even bother voting.

Today we’re tackling a potential political reform concept— proportional representation, and how it could help the problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0I-sdoSXU

https://www.fairvote.org/how_proportional_representation_elections_work

https://www.fordham.edu/download/downloads/id/14401/Presidents_Must_Be_Elected_Popularly___Democracy_Clinic.pdf

https://www.fairvote.org/common_criticisms_of_pr_and_responses_to_them

https://aceproject.org/main/english/es/esf04.htm

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/4/26/15425492/proportional-voting-polarization-urban-rural-third-parties

https://www.fairvote.org/fair_rep_in_congress#why_rcv_for_congress

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4000?s=4&r=1

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316674290_Does_proportional_representation_foster_voter_turnout

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