What we need is more states...or more countries.
This election demonstrates very clearly that the major metro areas of the country absolutely control the politics. And, as long as the progressives and entitlement class remain cloistered in those areas, the libtard message will be supported.
Case in point...Ohio. Look at the major metro areas to see how the state EV went. Cleveland (vote fraud central in the Buckeye state), Columbus, and Cincinnati control the vote for the entire state. The state then casts all 18 EV for the popular vote ‘winner’.
Now, break the state along an East/West line that roughly runs along I-70, creating two states out of one. At that point, you have two more Senatorial seats, and split the EV 10 and 10 (roughly), as the increase in Senators should lead to an increase in Electoral votes.
This model looks even better if Ohio is split into three states...four more Senators, and the EV is now three groups of seven rather than one big pot of 18.
Do the same in those states that are characterized by controlling Metro areas; Colorado (2 states), New York (2), Maine (2), Florida (3), California (4), Washington (2), Illinois (2, maybe 3), Wisconsin (2), etc. Maine may be not so much an issue as the state apportions the EV based on the popular vote.
Other States would benefit by the same process, which would go far toward leveling the playing field for the voice of the people to be heard more clearly.
An added benefit? If we have a much larger Senate, and (perhaps) House, then maybe we can begin to chip away at the regal elitism that has accrued to those offices over the last hundred years or so.
Energize the base? Great!
Punch up the message? Great!
Charismatic candidates? Great!
Level the playing field? Priceless!
“What we need is more states...or more countries.”
You have hit on a proposal that I have argued for some time but that is largely unknown. In the early days of this country, a congressional representative represented a fairly small number of people. Today, that number is many fold what it once was. This greatly weakens the voice and representation of the individual voter. An increase in the number of representatives and in the number of senators would make the importance of individual voters greater to those politicians they represent. The potential for more numerous coalitions in Congress would result as would the weakening of power for many individual politicians. I tend to support reducing the concentration of power in individual politicians. Does anyone else think this could improve the representation of Americans?