Will Mantell
@WillMantell
comms @fairvote. off-the-clock advocate for NE tourism & panettone. formerly @NYCSchools. tweets are my own.
"If Texas Republicans gerrymander themselves additional advantages on a congressional map they already control 25-12, the stakes will reverberate beyond South Texas," @davedaley3 writes. wapo.st/4nSMs8G
To eliminate gerrymandering, eliminate single-winner districts, which make gerrymandering possible and profitable! Proportional representation is the solution.
"If Texas Republicans gerrymander themselves additional advantages on a congressional map they already control 25-12, the stakes will reverberate beyond South Texas," @davedaley3 writes. wapo.st/4nSMs8G
Check out what the @washingtonpost Editorial Board has to say about Initiative 83: "The D.C. Council still has time to fund implementation of [Initiative 83]. If it fails to do so, it will tarnish itself and leave D.C. residents worse off." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
NYC released detailed data on its #RankedChoiceVoting primaries. Here’s what we learned about the Dem mayoral race: ➡️78% of voters ranked multiple candidates ➡️95% weighed in on the 2 frontrunners ➡️Voters responded to cross-endorsements Learn more ⬇️ fairvote.org/new-york-city-…
Both parties are threatening to gerrymander their way to an advantage in Congress. The Fair Representation Act would end gerrymandering wars with: 🔢 #RankedChoiceVoting 👫 Multi-member districts ✍️ New redistricting rules Learn about the #FairRepAct ⬇️ fairvote.org/press/fair-rep…
The Fair Representation Act @RepDonBeyer @RepRaskin is back in Congress to establish ranked choice voting for all U.S. Senate & U.S. House races & proportional RCV for most House races. This is the most important electoral reform proposal of our time. beyer.house.gov/news/documents…
I can only hope that one day these people will understand the crime in which they've taken part
🚨@RepDonBeyer and @RepRaskin just introduced the #FairRepAct in Congress! This bill will stop gerrymandering, increase voter choice and make members of Congress accountable to every voter. Ask your members of Congress to support it! ⬇️ fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairR…
Another day, another reason to adopt #ProportionalRepresentation. Stop the gerrymandering wars & make general elections competitive. The @RepDonBeyer @RepRaskin #FairRepAct offers a path forward
Some redistricting news: MISSOURI Republicans are discussing a new 7R-1D map that would crack Dem Rep Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district The WH, which pushed TX to redistrict, is on board, per sources familiar The current map is 6R-2D punchbowl.news/article/campai…
This is the logical end result of the current no-holds-barred style of politics, and voters are the ones who lose out.
Some redistricting news: MISSOURI Republicans are discussing a new 7R-1D map that would crack Dem Rep Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district The WH, which pushed TX to redistrict, is on board, per sources familiar The current map is 6R-2D punchbowl.news/article/campai…
In NYC's primaries, #RankedChoiceVoting gave voters the best of all worlds: A more positive campaign where candidates must reach beyond a small base to win. It's a model for what better elections can look like. See why in my new op-ed for @fulcrum_us ⬇️ thefulcrum.us/electoral-refo…
If only there were a better way. @RepDonBeyer
New - Dems plot counterpunch as Trump eyes power play in TX - Privately eyeing new maps in CA, NY, NJ, WA, MN - Jeffries to meet with Hochul in Aug. Already talking with Newsom - Huge legal gamble, might get 0 seats. But base needs them to try @manuraju cnn.com/2025/07/20/pol…
A thread of how and why DC needs Ranked Choice Voting - Re: The Ward 8 Special Election
🖊️ History made in Ann Arbor! At the Ann Arbor Art Fair, our Executive Director Pat Zabawa proudly signed one of the first official Rank MI Vote petitions to bring Ranked Choice Voting to Michigan! It’s the moment we’ve all been working toward — and this is just the beginning.…
The gerrymandering race to the bottom continues. We need #ProportionalRepresentation #FairRepAct fairvote.org/our-reforms/fa…
🚨BREAKING NEWS — CALIFORNIA HOUSE DEMOCRATS are looking to get 5-7 more seats in Congress in mid-decade redistricting being pushed by @GavinNewsom @allymutnick and I have all the details in @PunchbowlNews link.punchbowl.news/click/40719032…
On Tuesday, Georgia held a runoff in the Dem primary for a Public Service Commission seat. Turnout dropped 10% vs. the initial primary, & taxpayers may have spent $100 per vote. If Georgia used #RankedChoiceVoting, costly runoffs like this wouldn't be necessary. Learn more ⬇️
This one weird trick will help you stop electing candidates with 30% of the vote @RankTheVoteUSA @AllVotesCountDC @fairvote
The core problem with third parties is that 45 states use plurality voting in general congressional elections. That makes these efforts much more likely to act as spoilers, hurting the traditional party their supporters are closer to, than to win enough seats to matter.
“Voters say they want more choice at the polls, candidates who engage with them, and a genuine, issues-based campaign. They got exactly that in NYC because of #RankedChoiceVoting.” - @davedaley3 in @GuardianUS theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
#RankedChoiceVoting doesn't favor any ideology. As FairVote's @davedaley3 shared on @FastPoliticsPod with @MollyJongFast, it "elects the candidate with the broadest and widest support."