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Skinner

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7. It wouldn't.

Reply to tnlurker (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 04:05 PM

Dec 2016

As long as districts are winner-take-all, then there will be only two major parties.

Note that state legislatures, with their much smaller districts, are dominated by the two major parties.

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The Democratic Party has been Constitutionally "kettled", there is really only one doable solution [View all] Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 OP

Ratify Article the First Billy Jingo Dec 2016 #1

That will never occur, for same reason as the Electoral College will never be abolished. Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #3

Great idea tnlurker Dec 2016 #2

Increasing the size of the House needs to be front and centre of all Democratic Party agendas. Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #5

Interesting. Obviously it wouldn't be easy to do. Skinner Dec 2016 #4

It would bring about the rise of true third parties tnlurker Dec 2016 #6

It wouldn't. Skinner Dec 2016 #7

we used to have 3 member districts in illinois. mopinko Dec 2016 #11

Yes, with 1001 or even Wyoming Rule sized increase the small states Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #8

I think it's a great idea. MarvinGardens Dec 2016 #9

We so should have done it when we had control of both the House and Senate Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #10