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4. The two party system combined with a polarized electorate

Reply to montanacowboy (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 04:14 PM

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We may see frequent and huge political swings as a small shift in votes occurs primarily as a result of dis-satisfaction with the In-power Party. It's a Ping-Pong effect as a broken system encounters Information Warfare. A race to the bottom. How bad must it get before Americans demand a better political system?

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It can't be 2 yrs, 4 yrs or 6 yrs again [View all] montanacowboy Wednesday OP

It's a vicious cycle of .. Tripper11 Wednesday #1

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Run unifying candidates. Frasier Balzov Wednesday #3

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Democrats do talk that way and it doesn't matter because we are not a "vote for something" country. W_HAMILTON Wednesday #5