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Will then two-party political system in the U.S. end? If so, when?

In theory, we have moar choices than just Republican or Demo...
Vigorous Party Of The First Part
  09/11/15
after President Trump gets rid of the electoral college
floppy affirmative action native
  09/11/15
Actually, Trump's current success in the polls is what made ...
Vigorous Party Of The First Part
  09/11/15
Never. Maybe one party will disintegrate and another will t...
Infuriating Institution Headpube
  09/11/15
This. First past the post voting ensures we only have stably...
heady talking point tank
  09/11/15
Stablicious.
Vigorous Party Of The First Part
  09/11/15
We're getting there...
lascivious shitlib
  04/22/18
A third party will need to become popular for long enough to...
rusted lodge
  04/22/18
The two party system has been remarkably resilient over the ...
Magical bateful kitty
  04/22/18
As long as we don't succumb to a party-list proportional sys...
Green awkward gas station gaping
  04/22/18
Thoughts on instant runoff voting?
lascivious shitlib
  04/22/18


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Date: September 11th, 2015 9:57 PM
Author: Vigorous Party Of The First Part

In theory, we have moar choices than just Republican or Democrat each election cycle.. But in reality, we usually get one or the other.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#28738131)



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Date: September 11th, 2015 9:59 PM
Author: floppy affirmative action native

after President Trump gets rid of the electoral college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#28738140)



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Date: September 11th, 2015 10:04 PM
Author: Vigorous Party Of The First Part

Actually, Trump's current success in the polls is what made me think of this in the first place...



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#28738167)



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Date: September 11th, 2015 10:06 PM
Author: Infuriating Institution Headpube

Never. Maybe one party will disintegrate and another will take its place, but two parties is the equilibrium state given our form of government.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#28738178)



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Date: September 11th, 2015 10:06 PM
Author: heady talking point tank

This. First past the post voting ensures we only have stably two viable parties.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#28738188)



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Date: September 11th, 2015 10:07 PM
Author: Vigorous Party Of The First Part

Stablicious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#28738192)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 1:50 PM
Author: lascivious shitlib

We're getting there...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#35894297)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 1:58 PM
Author: rusted lodge

A third party will need to become popular for long enough to get First Past The Post replaced with an alternative election system in which vote% better matches legislative seat %. (Ie proportional representation.)

Most plausible path to this happening would start with these reforms being put in place at the local level.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#35894329)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 2:01 PM
Author: Magical bateful kitty

The two party system has been remarkably resilient over the course of American history. The Federalists collapsed and briefly there was one party rule in the USA, which lasted for less than a decade before a new party emerged. Same with the Whigs collapsing - the GOP appeared in just a few years and won the POTUSy in their first five years.

Perhaps demographic change will kill the GOP, but something else will replace it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#35894338)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 2:09 PM
Author: Green awkward gas station gaping

As long as we don't succumb to a party-list proportional system, I would welcome additional parties, but I don't see how a third party can survive without a party-list proportional system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#35894368)



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Date: April 22nd, 2018 2:12 PM
Author: lascivious shitlib

Thoughts on instant runoff voting?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2987248&forum_id=2#35894375)