I’ve heard it said 1000 times that the US is 2 party political system, but I just don’t understand what mechanisms push it to be that way? Why are 3rd parties so weak or unlikely?
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The winner takes all system basically means you’re often stuck voting against the option you don’t want.
Imagine a vote on what to have for dinner. The margherita pizza party gets 60% of the vote form everyone who wants pizza. The cheeseburger party gets 40% from those who want burgers. Margherita pizza wins Around half of the margherita pizza party actually prefer pepperoni pizza and only Vote that way because they prefer it over hamburgers. they decide to form their own party.
Next election: The margherita pizza party gets 30% The pepperoni pizza party gets 30% The cheeseburger party gets 40% Now the cheeseburger party wins despite the majority of people wanting some kind of pizza.
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