The Problem with Third Parties in America... [View all]
...is very simple. The candidates who represent a third party or fourth party hurt the candidate that they are closer to in philosophy. The system, both electoral college and a single general election result may expand choices, but also may put us in danger of electing a tyrant, like Trump.
Without a simple change in our system, we'll be headed for a disaster. If not in 2024, sometime in the future. When I say a "simple solution", I don't mean it will be simple to institute, since it would take a Constitutional Amendment. I think it's simple to understand.
The parties, Democrat, Republican, Green, No-labels, any party that can attain ballot access in any state chooses a candidate to run in a popular vote election. Should no candidate receive greater than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers move to a run-off election. This empowers lesser parties to participate and then support (or not support) one of the finalists.
Without this change, our system makes third party candidates "spoilers" (i.e. 2000, 2016), working against their own (and our) interests.
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