Maybe. I’m not entirely sure on that.
If you just look at the number of red and blue, sure.
Then discount the blue that are overred areas who are mainly there for -war -gas -foodcost. How many of them are going to be honest and vote for their people, those people who would definately NOT vote to dump Electoral college because it has served them well for ages.
Then discount DINO sleepers sitting in Congress who look and talk blue then flip when they are needed?
Then in the same venn circle in many cases, take the remaining blueish moderates who can be bought by your friendly neighborhood oligarch.
We’re blue on paper using binary counting; politics is not a binary sport.
Fucking enby politics
They had votes before but Nevada DNC liked all of political spending over it being a swing state.
Texas could join now, instead of looking at old 2020 coalition.
- DNC is an Israel first outcome, and fundraising driven, instead of having a winning mission. Ken Martin is better than past, but still.
- Political class has more power at 50.1% voting differences, and at regional level, more than half the candidates are overrepresented vs underrepresented to their population ratios.
- Another proposal that would satisfy some of these “power” concerns is doubling the size of house. It doubles political opportunities for incumbents.
We cannot have UBI, because UBI distributes power away from politicians who are left with less discretionary budgets and power to “steal” cash away from citizens through boondoggles. Similar power balance calculus happens with proposals like this.
Texas could join now, instead of looking at old 2020 coalition.
They still have a Republican state Senate looks like.
Fighting Republican lunatics is step one.
Step two is fighting all the centrist MAGA Lite Democrats.
The only slim chance this and other positive changes might happen is if the US population thanks a page from France and protest non stop. Demand the progressive changes until it happens. Show the corporate Democrats that they are done.
The dems arent into fixing scams. They wont end it.
But they won’t because their leadership wants it. Chuck and Hakeem are corporate dems who like keeping the will of the people in chains.
People hate them more than you think. I think now we just need to doxx the fuck out of the Israeli donors.
Sure.
jfc, I’m generally a negative person and doomsday but the comments here are next level.
They’re going to fuck up like they always do and we’ll be back to a Republican majority in no time
Same thoughts exactly. I don’t want to see another red tsunami
That was an anomaly.
Will they actually do it though? I’m guessing no
I can hear it now “… But… But… The Republicans won’t let us😭”
Just like the Republicans do much of anything with their majority.
Most of our gov is ineffectual because it is about maintaining status quo for elites. Everyone else be damned.
Rs did a lot this time around, thats why they lost.
Uh huh and I betttt they’ll do it
I actually thought about this the moment I saw all the state wins. Everyone around me completely fixated on Congress and forgot how important state politics are.
I’m glad to see a little validation, although these people still don’t seem to care even after I tell them that! Lol
Yeah America has a habit of generating hope … and then crushingly disappointing everyone
I’ll believe it when I see it … otherwise I’m not holding my breath
“Yes well the wheels of the law turn slowly”
Funny how slowly they move when the dems have control and how quickly they move when the republicans do.
The problem with America is we vote and then everyone goes back to whatever they were doing.
We need to stay mobilized and protest even the democrats until we are getting what we want.
Winning a congress that might listen is the first step, but politics never ends.
You either participate in politics or politics will participate you and you won’t like what it does to you.
It might genuinely kill me if they do it. The sheer surge of endorphins would be comparable to a full plate of fentanyl.
My problem with it would be potential dehydration from continual orgasmic euphoria.
America has a habit of generating hope … and then crushingly disappointing everyone
You’re confusing neoliberals as an only other option to maga…
Anyone with a congressional Dem representative needs to contact their office and tell them they need to support a progressive for leadership.
We can’t afford the bullshit “looking into” that happened under Biden. We need a Speaker and Senate leader willing to put progressive legislation up for votes.
Schumer/Jefferies won’t do that
The way this has been done by states already is passing amendments that require them to vote yes when it gets enough votes. This means it’s only a few new states that need to pass a law for this to actually happen. Previous states can’t back out.
I have a feeling this will go the way of the filibuster, hope I’m wrong
This can’t, its a state innitiatve. there’s no filibuster, only governors who have state legislative trifectas to vote for it.
Its possible itll get thrown out in the supreme court tho…
There’s a line that Interstate compacts are constitutional if “consented” to by Congress. So it’d be like state govs form compact and send a letter to Congress, who acknowledges receipt. I’m sure it’d get challenged but I think the constitution is pretty clear that states select electors who can do whatever they want.
Of course if a state gov changes hands down the line, they can withdraw, but that doesn’t screw anyone over, states will just go back to our current apportionment scheme
Will they? No.
We are actually already ridiculously close to a popular vote being the deciding factor for president:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
That’s what the article is about.
I think they’re saying it’s not going to happen. The article includes some examples is states that failed to pass that despite Democratic control.
A very helpful comment which encourages people to write their congress persons.
I am sure they’ll do it. Just, how much ya want to bet a Republican undoes it the next time they take over a state that’s a part of it?
