Electile Dysfunction (Current students plz look!)

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Looking at countries with significantly more than 2 "parties" it still boils down to 2 "coalitions"... Group in power vs. Everyone else.

before the group in power does crazy stuff, the multiple parties actually limit government intervention (little gets done) and the only things that progress are truly what everyone wants.

Absolutely.  I keep seeing people say, "We want a third party!"  or "More parties!" and I'm like eh...

Except with a third party, they can side with one of the other two that most identify with on an issue by issue basis. You know, how I sometimes vote D and sometimes vote R depending on the topic.

What we have today is absolutes that are pulling farther and farther apart. Given the widening gap in the middle, the third party could actually attract most centrists.

Ive already been all up in your middle party base for the last two elections.  Come and join me everyone, the water is fine.  Nothing changes unless you act, otherwise the two party scenario is never going to change.  I agree that the radicalization of the two parties will swing more people toward the middle ground options eventually, imo the that actually represents where a lot of people stand