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EDIT: To the people downvoting this post because democrats > republicans: you’re missing the point.
EDIT: To the people downvoting this post because democrats > republicans: you’re missing the point.
“first past the post” voting always devolves to a two party system. The founding fathers knew this and warned against it. Until we get ranked choice, or something similar, we’re stuck.
CGP Grey video for those who want to know more
That’s a great video.
Not quite.
FPTP always devolves into local two candidate elections.
There’s no guarantee, though, that those two parties are the same everywhere. Regional third parties can do quite well under FPTP. That particularly works for e.g. the Scottish National Party or the Bloc Quebecois.
Yeah. That’s how Bernie keeps winning as an independent.
To be fair, the American Founding Fathers may not have had heard of the ranked choice voting. The idea was only just forming after the US became independent.