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~witwitch Dec 22, 2012 Student Writer

What could the USA do in order to make a multi-party system more viable?

Obviously having only 2 parties doesn't work, because you aren't going to agree with most of their policies--hell, most people vote against the party they don't want more than for the party they do want.

I think this would require a change in culture. People would need to start supporting candidates based on their policies rather than based on chances of winning.

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~heaven-spawn Dec 23, 2012

vote for guys besides repubs and dems, duh

~The-Thunder-Fox Dec 22, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

Preferential voting so you can actually exercise your conscience without disenfranchising yourself.

But I don't see how that will be changed.

=Immer-Frei Dec 22, 2012 Student General Artist

Another thing to consider is the fact that the people will never be fully satisfied with any party to the fullest extent; there will always be faults based upon different views... there's no way to eliminate that. A multi-party system would cause more confusion than what it's actually worth.
It's quite unfortunate.

~heaven-spawn Dec 24, 2012

yea, multi party sucks, that is why every country in the world only has 2 or 1 if theyre communist

~mgonzales041090 Dec 22, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

The Republican party is already dying. The Dems, acting presently as a centrist party, will basically become the new right.

=Immer-Frei Dec 22, 2012 Student General Artist

Not true. You'd be surprised how many people are fighting for their second amendment rights.

~mgonzales041090 Dec 22, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

There are dems who support 2nd Amendment rights. It's more than one issue which defines a party.

=Immer-Frei Dec 22, 2012 Student General Artist

Of course, but you were suggesting (or seemed to be suggesting) that the US has taken a more liberal view, which I may agree with if it weren't for arguments such as gun rights; a conservative view which most democrats fight for.
The US is more moderate than anything.

~heaven-spawn Dec 24, 2012

isnt that what the guy said?

*merrak Dec 22, 2012 Hobbyist

Would we really want a multi-party system in the first place? Sure, a two-party system has plenty of downfalls. But, it does force candidates to moderate somewhat, representing a broad range of issues. Imagine if we had multiple parties, each dedicated to only one or two issues and not caring much about anything else.

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