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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
The same was true of Democrats with Bush.
It's all part and parcel of the same forces that are leading to Sanders and Trump making strong waves.
I like the 2 party system far more than the fragmented block system used in a lot of places, but our problem is that the 2 parties we have are too entrenched in power, so the parties that spring up are normally on the outside fringe (tea party, green, etc.) There is a place for a middle ground party that espouses moderate social, moral and fiscal policy and could garner enough votes to wedge itself between liberal democrats and conservative republicans. I would LOVE to see Sanders and Trump nominated, hoping that it would bring a coalition of moderates, left and right, together to form a new faction/party. I also want star trek transporters...
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the problem with first past the pole (winner take all) voting systems (like we have) is that eventually, they always end up with exactly two parties. in order to build up a viable third or fourth party, you'd need to switch to proportional representation (ie, libertarians get 20% of the votes, they get 20% of the seats).