We’re going to have to make massive changes to our democracy if it’s going to survive in the modern world. As is, it’s paralyzed by crisis and undermined by forces in and outside the country. It just can’t compete on the global stage like it used to do. We need to shake up the electoral system. It can be done, but the political will and popular support isn’t there. Get rid of the Electoral College and shorten the election cycle by having one national primary about a month before the final election. Move to a unicameral legislature with term limits and without byzantine procedural rules. Ditch FPTP voting for something, anything better.