Sorry if I've already made the Final Four joke, I'm trying.
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Hi Friend,

 

Sometimes there are big victories: a court battle won, an initiative passed, a
law changed. 


Those happen, on occasion.


More often, there are smaller victories: a meeting agreed to, language
approved, signatures gathered.


Most often are the smallest victories: more voters educated. It’s less
tangible than the others, but just as sweet. The smallest victories are
eventually what powers the biggest ones.


This week was a week of smallest victories. 


Here are some sweet things.

The Final Four might not have happened, but here’s the Final Five
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Everyone knows: if you can’t have a basketball tournament, election reform is
the next best thing. Luckily, a bipartisan group of leaders in Wisconsin are
looking to bring you exactly thatwith Final Five Voting
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, a combination of election reforms designed to create a more representative
election.


With Final Five Voting, citizens vote in a nonpartisan primary election, and
the top five finishers go into the general election. In the general election,
voters rank their candidates using ranked choice voting. The result: a more
functional and cooperative Congress. 


“This new approach will change the nature of our elections, and in turn,
create a new era of collaboration and results in Congress,” argues authors
state senator Dale Kooyeng (R) and assemblyman Daniel Riemer (D). “Final-Five
Voting does not require politicians or voters to abandon their ideological views
— or their parties (we’ll proudly remain members of ours) — but it does
encourage reaching across the aisle to solve big problems in a sustainable,
consensus-building, bipartisan fashion.”



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110 leaders want DC to shape up
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If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that our system isn’t necessarily
operating on all cylinders. While some may blame a particular political party,
110 bipartisan leaders, past and present, want you to blame something much
larger:the system itself
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The truth is, Congress is outdated. The systems, procedures, and protocols
represent a bygone era. To govern a 21st century America, America needs a 21st
century congress. Without it, the country will squander opportunity while
allowing challenges to mount. Congress has become too cumbersome, and as a
result, is being cast aside as quick action is rewarded. 


A quote to think about: “If this pandemic has taught us anything about our
political system, it’s that a robust and resilient Congress — one that operates
as the first branch of government — is essential to the safety and security of
our republic and all its citizens." 



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We find More in Common during coronavirus
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Deputy Director for Reform & Partnerships Tyler Fisher fired up the ol’ blog
this week tosynthesize a new study by More in Common
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that analyzes voter sentiment during coronavirus. The findings:Americans are
feelingmore unified than they were two years ago. 


“While fear of the pandemic is widespread, there remains a perception of
increasing unity across the electorate,” Tyler writes. “Amongst a number of key
indicators, compared to two years ago, many more Americans feel unified, that
they can count on one another, and that we’re all in this together.”



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Brett Maney
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Unite America
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