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Originally Posted by OY
Lloyd, both you and I know that THAT does not matter. It IS a two party country, and it is flawed.
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It is a two party system because we the people choose for it to be that way.
2008 was one of those years that was considered to have a record turnout with 55% of the people who were eligible to vote actually doing so.
If the other 45% are so disenfranchised by the system that they would rather not vote at all than vote for one of the two main candidates actually went to the polls and voted for one of the lesser known candidates we would have a legit third and maybe even fourth party in this country.
The system is flawed in the way that money is allowed to dominate it, but it is also open enough that someone can make a showing. Ross Perot got a lot of votes and the Tea Party, while now nothing more than a branch of the Republican party, did get a good number of people elected in the last election.
The major flaw in the system is the apathy of the participants.