What if American had more than two parties? What would politics look like if the two party system was actually a multi-party system? How might an American mu...
  • 20cello@lemmy.world
    0·
    9 days ago

    Recent news about trump impeachment suggests that America has just one party, which is the big money party

  • darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
    0·
    9 days ago

    America does have more than two political parties. The problem isn’t the number of parties, it’s the FPTP voting system combined with the EC and the lack of proportional representation.

      • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
        0·
        9 days ago

        That’s mostly a side-effect of the voting system though. I don’t think serious candidates are going to run as 3rd party in a jurisdiction where a 3rd party has no chance of winning.

    • Ryktes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      9 days ago

      All of which effectively means that we have two parties, because no serious candidate is going to run outside if those parties when they know the system is engineered to ensure only those parties actually matter.

    • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      0·
      9 days ago

      As an American and former educator, I can tell you that a large percentage can’t count that high or read anything more challenging than a fast food menu.