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Proportional representation doesn't work very well in our Congressional system. Because each district only elects one Representative, either a significant number of districts would have to elect Third- or Fourth-party Reps on their own (which they could do now, at least in theory) or States would have to abandon the district system and assign or elect Reps on a statewide basis (which would require the redrafting chunks of several State Constitutions). The Senate would be even less likely.
Proportional representation of Electoral College votes is another story entirely. If a Constitutional Amendment forbade party block voting and each State instead used the congressional district method in place in Maine and Nebraska, it would give a voice to underrepresented voices who are minorities in their own states (such as Californian Republicans), largely eliminate the uneven focus on swing states at election time, and present a more accurate reflection of the nation's political sentiments at the time.
Proportional representation of Electoral College votes is another story entirely. If a Constitutional Amendment forbade party block voting and each State instead used the congressional district method in place in Maine and Nebraska, it would give a voice to underrepresented voices who are minorities in their own states (such as Californian Republicans), largely eliminate the uneven focus on swing states at election time, and present a more accurate reflection of the nation's political sentiments at the time.