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Something unusual is happening in Washington, DC. No, it’s not a plague of
cicadas
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— though it feels just as shocking. 

 

A landmark infrastructure bill
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is making its way through the Senate, and it’sbipartisan; Republicans and
Democrats coming together to compromise and achieve something on behalf of the
American people. 

 

It’s refreshing, it’s invigorating, and it’s disappointingly rare. 

 

This week, a look at some of the reasons why it’s rare, and some of the
solutions to fix it. Check it out:

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It’s a question that’s often posed in the pages of this email newsletter: how
is it possible that our system has become so unrepresentative? AsMSNBC’s Chuck
Todd
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answers this week,the answer may lie in the size and strength of our political
parties — which simultaneously crush competition while being too ineffective to
get anything done.

 

The future may lie in a multiparty system. Todd writes, “If we condition
politicians and the public to think that power requires creating coalitions
(which a four-party system would likely institutionalize), then lo and behold,
once in power, these folks would realize they have to create coalitions to pass
legislation.”Read more here
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Just 3% of voters elected Ohio’s new congressman
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In Ohio’s special election Tuesday, Trump-endorsed Mike Carey won the
Republican primary for the 15th Congressional District. In an 11-way primary,
Carey emerged with a plurality of support — 37%.In a race where just 8.5% of
voters in the district cast ballot, Carey’s 37% support actually represents
just 3% of all voters in his district. 

 

This is the Primary Problem
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voters have an outsized say in who represents their district. (For the record,
it wasn’t much better on the Democrat side. In Ohio 11, Shontel Brown won 50.2%
support, a figure that represents just 7% of her district). How do we solve the
Primary Problem? Nonpartisan primaries + ranked choice voting.Learn more here
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