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  • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world
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    I worry that the only way to escape this nonsense two party system is for one party to lose enough that people start waking the fuck up that there are other, better options. Maybe if Trump / Desantis is electric then we’ll stop boiling frogs and get legitimately good candidates in.

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      1 year ago

      The two-party system exists in the US because of how elections are run. In particular, most states decide who wins an election by who gets the most votes in the general election. So when you have a third party in the mix, it serves as a spoiler, tipping the election to the people that it disagrees with the most. A few examples:


      Example 1: D: 10 R: 9 I: 0

      The Democrat wins


      Example 2: D: 9 R: 9 I: 1

      Tied election, with outcome decided by a coin flip or other game of chance


      Example 3: D: 8 R: 9 I: 2

      The Republican wins


      The model which lets you change outcomes when elections are run like this is to take over a party from the inside. That means running candidates in the primaries in safe districts, and then backing them with money and volunteer hours.