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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

if we're going to do that why even have districts and just do party list proportional voting to elect a state's reps instead?

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Districts are nice in that you have a local representative beholden to you(ish) that you can bring issues to.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

assuming its not gerrymandered by a political party that sees you as an enemy

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, we thankfully don't have that problem in Canada