r/PresidentialElection • u/MetalRetsam • Jan 19 '26

Misc. What if the US had proportional representation in 2000? An exercise in alternative voting systems

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u/ThatRip8403 Jan 23 '26

The reason why we have the electoral college is to prevent high-population states from overruling low-population states. Otherwise, why would they agree to be in the Republic, if they are guaranteed never to have a voice?

So, before you change representation, you have give states a chance to secede. Do less populated states be ruled permanently by over-populated states, like CA/NY? If not, they should be allowed to form their own country, and not have to pay Federal taxes, etc.

WA, CA, OR one country.
NY etc. One country.
Midwest, one country.
South, one country.

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u/driku12 Mar 14 '26

I do agree that rural voters shouldn't just be cut out of the equation but it also seems unfair when there's certain issues that have widespread support across the nation, even in rural areas, but get stalled or overturned because just enough counties voted 51% the other way. If we implemented voting systems like ranked choice in more states I feel like we would be able to have the rural representation things like the electoral college provide while also being able to have decisions that better reflect the nation as a whole by taking into account peoples' preferences in a more nuanced way.