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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
He's suggesting that such a system would be preferable to distorting voting districts beyond all rational comprehension and then claiming to reflect the will of the voters just because the number of R's/D's elected statewide is closer to the % of votes cast statewide -- while at the same time some communities may be almost entirely deprived of the power to influence the choice of their legislator.
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I understand this, and agree. My only point was, is he saying that a flawed system that is further from reflecting reality than a later flawed system is somehow better, or even as good?