It’s the exact opposite. California (for example) has 52 House seats. I’m not proposing a scenario where they’d fill those seats with 52 separate at-large elections. I’m saying they should have ONE election, and the top 52 candidates ranked by votes they receive would represent the state in Congress.
Just do the math. With 52 districts, a candidate who gets even just 4% of the votes is likely to end up among the top 20. Someone who gets 1% of the votes could make it into the top 40. #52 on the list might have only 0.5% of the vote.
You don’t think there are at least 15 conservatives in California who could get at least 1% in a statewide election?
My problem is that for national elections, if in California 49% vote Republican and 51% vote Democrat, the Dems get ALL of the electoral votes.