petrified_eel4615 t1_ivf8w6t wrote on November 7, 2022 at 3:24 PM

Reply to comment by ThisIsNotTuna in We can't afford Don Bolduc! by DethKnotWurst

Not so. There is something called Duverger's Law that basically states that in a FPTP/winner takes all system, the "optimal" solution is two parties - smaller parties get absorbed into whichever is closer to them, because their chances of winning and modifying the behaviors of the two major parties increases.

If you want to get more parties, switch to instant runoff or Condorcet or another form of proportional representation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law

ThisIsNotTuna t1_ivkimfb wrote on November 8, 2022 at 5:14 PM

That sort of reinforces my point. The reason third party candidates have no chance of winning is because....voters believe third party candidates have no chance of winning.

But since I'm not much of a politically savvy guy (at least I admit it), I'm just gonna leave this here, as it better explains why so many voters are disillusioned with the two party system.