| For most of our history we have been a two party system. Part of the blame does rest with the populace. Part of the blame rest with the system that makes it next to impossible for a third party to immerge.
In our society less than half of the eligible voters ever vote. A large portion of those that do vote do so based only on party affiliation. Few know anything about those for which they are casting their ballots. During the last presidential election most voters could not recall 3 or more names of people that they had just voted for. Most people are not much different than lemmings when it comes to voting. (No offense to lemmings was intended.) In listening to the interviews on the Hannity show I realize that there will never be a shortage of people to fix my burger when I go to McDonalds.
With all the money required we will never have a viable third party. If we had a system that allowed other parties to grow then we would have better choices then we might get some alternatives. There are systems of voting that allow one to vote for a third party without wasting a ballot. If a party actually had good ideas then it could grow from a grassroots position. It could also force the current parties to have real ideas and follow through to compete. In our system the party will die before it has a chance in the major elections. |