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submitted 4 months ago by homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Technically we do, but only the Republicans and Democrats are ever given attention in the media so they're the only two parties most people know about before seeing the other options on the ballot. Add to that you get guys like Vermin Supreme as alternative choices, which if you don't know anything about them makes them look even crazier than the two big douchebags you do know about.

[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Not to mention that third parties CAN’T win with our current system except in extremely unusual circumstances. In order for viable third parties here we have to implement a different voting system like ranked-choice voting. A couple states have done this along with non-partisan redistricting but it’s not enough.