• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    First past the post always devolves into a two party system. The electoral college prevents any medium sized change from having an impact.

    Half of D and R vote that way because they identify that way. They won’t change. A third party would have to get EVERYONE else to have a chance. And that will never happen in the current system. Never. Fantasy Land.

    Idealism over efficacy is why the world moves to the right.

    • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      While I’m used to the issues of FPTP, I can’t pretend to understand the basic premise behind the electoral college.

      Independents can get elected and new parties can arrise in FPTP, despite being more difficult than some other systems; so my guess is that I’m wildly underestimatong the fuckery that is the electoral college.