That’s not it. It’s the winner-take-all nature of our system that discourages any more than two parties. Throughout our history, when a major party fell another took its place. Not zero, not two…one to join the other one. The system does not tolerate pluralities well.
It’s common to refer to someone who’s political future is gone as not being able to even win a race for dog catcher. But this time it is also literally true.
That’s not it. It’s the winner-take-all nature of our system that discourages any more than two parties. Throughout our history, when a major party fell another took its place. Not zero, not two…one to join the other one. The system does not tolerate pluralities well.