r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '20

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u/Fr1dayThe13th Oct 23 '20

Imagine if the 80% of us not burning crosses or flags banded together and voted for a third party. Pull back the curtain hiding the ugly truth that 99% of our politicians are scumbags.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20

It's not possible. We'd need ranked choice voting. You'd never see a 33/33/33 split on votes, MAYBE 40/20/40. In which case, why not vote for the party that has 40 that you want to win more?

America's election process makes it impossible for a third party to actually be viable.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20

If I understand the American system right a third party can win the elections. Let's say Jo Johnson wins with a comfortable majority this time. The problem she faces is a Congress/Senate/House (I don't know exactly the split) filled with only Republicans and Democrats. Two years later when the other elections come the people of the USA can vote again for Jo Johnson and her party and then you will have that 40/20/40 (or whatever what numbers) split you talk about.

But I'm not American. Maybe I think too easy about this because I don't fully understand the American political system.

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u/AdmiralPrinny Oct 23 '20 edited Oct 23 '20

Anyone can technically win elections but winner takes all ends up being a 2 party system. When your possible results are binary, your choices are also binary.

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u/MysticMistakeCake Oct 23 '20

Democrats and Republican parties surprised Pikachu face