Commentary: Why a two-party system limits US politics

by Kevin Zahn

Our "two-party system" makes it very difficult for anyone who is not an inside member of the Democratic or Republican party to run for office, especially a national office. By so doing, it also limits us, the voters, in o...read more

by Will Farrell

That term, "two party system," is a misnomer, of course. There is no constitutional mandate for the number of factions required to make national decisions but in this country we practice the politics of polarity. We have l...read more

by Erika Beam

Our electoral system is simply not conducive to having more than two parties (like most other single-member district plurality ((SMDP)) countries). If the United States were a European country that has a proportional repr...read more

by Nick Perez

"The Ridiculousness of the American Two-Party System" Virtually no other country in the world has such a narrow political spectrum as the United States. Perhaps this is due to history; right before and during the revolu...read more

by Leigh Goessl

While technically the U.S. does not have a two-party system, it is dominated by the Democrat and Republican parties. Based on the way these two political parties operate, it is very limiting to American politics. A signifi...read more

by Gerald Davis

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for coming by. I am happy to announce today that I am throwing my hat into the presidential race. I am not running as a republican. I am not running as a democrat. I am running as...read more

by Ravi Embar

Democrats of every liberal shade and stripe have combined to support the presumptive nominee, maybe based on the presumptuous assumption that since their choice is a composite of two races, he will be able to successfully ...read more

by Rev. P. Howard Beach

A two party system limits U.S. politics because the independent does not stand a chance because they will never gather enough delegates due to the to party system. Even if an independent got 53% of the popular vote the dem...read more

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by Patrick Henningsen

The current "Democrat vs Republican" two-party system was never officially imposed on the American people, nor are the American people bound to it by their Constitutional framework. This reminds me of an old saying, "In th...read more

by Titania Jones

Writing and passing workable legislation, is a herculean task requiring inordinate amounts of time, interaction with local communities to gather public insight and opinion and specialized knowledge. It has become a familia...read more

by Jack Deal

We Americans are a selfish bunch often becoming "patriotic" only when it helps our pocketbook. Our vote has become a self interest vote which is part of democracy's strength and also part of its weakness. The poor v...read more

by Paul Schingle

I've written on this subject before, but it's been a long time and I think it bears repeating. The two-party system in America sucks. Plain and simple. First you have the Democrats who, ideally, represent the common man...read more

by Thaxton Lewis

First and foremost, we must recognize the fact that the two party system in the United States is a fabrication. The two parties, Republican and Democrat, have made themselves the dominant two parties, though Federalist and...read more

by Joost Steffensen

There are two ways to designate the nature of a political system. The first is based on it's philosophy and it's laws, hence the US is a democracy and Myanmar a dictatorship. The second way is to base the designation on th...read more

by Margo

As a rule, I dread it when the general election rolls around, mostly because people are lured into their living rooms and become glued to the television set until what little bit of individuality they had left gets soaked ...read more

by Shari Hammerman

Another problem with the two party system, other than the out-dated electoral college, is that it leaves all other independent candidates in the dust when it comes to funding. There is a ridiculous rule in effect that says...read more

by Tim StS

Although the United States doesn't technically operate under a 'two party' system, the reality of the situation is that we are indeed, as Americans, in a two party state of mind. Let me make an analogy. Look at the pol...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

A Two Party System is endemic in societies that thrive on polarization such as the United States of America. The problem with the two party system is that people who do not agree with the Republicans and Democrats are limi...read more

by Rob O'Hannon

Attention America! This is your wake up call! I, the great Robo, am about to share my view of party politic, and why we should have more of them! So drop your clocks and grab your socks, and be ready to be amazed and enlig...read more

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by Gary Boyd

The American people need a party to reflect what they believe. A grass roots party will give depth to arguments that are valid, make sense to the average joe, give the people a forum to go after the rift raft money grubbe...read more