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it seems notable that the other two developed countries using a presidential system (Taiwan, South Korea) are also 2 party systems.
Respectfully, ‘the path to US political stability is copying the governance systems of Latin America’ is not great
Respectfully, ‘the path to US political stability is copying the governance systems of Latin America’ is not great
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
it seems notable that the other two developed countries using a presidential system (Taiwan, South Korea) are also 2 party systems.
Respectfully, ‘the path to US political stability is copying the governance systems of Latin America’ is not great
Respectfully, ‘the path to US political stability is copying the governance systems of Latin America’ is not great
the conceptual issue is that there’s nothing to bind disparate parties together. There are no real coalition governments in a fixed term presidential system, parties can always defect on something- obvs no early elections. Without a coalition it’s unrealistic that parties will cooperate
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
the conceptual issue is that there’s nothing to bind disparate parties together. There are no real coalition governments in a fixed term presidential system, parties can always defect on something- obvs no early elections. Without a coalition it’s unrealistic that parties will cooperate
has mixing PR & presidentialism stopped Bolsonaro, Chavez, Peron, Morales, etc.? Think you’re confusing a PR parliament with PR presidentialism.
Seeing as the US is probably stuck with a president- is dividing 2 chambers into multiple squabbling parties really a good system?
Seeing as the US is probably stuck with a president- is dividing 2 chambers into multiple squabbling parties really a good system?
June 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
has mixing PR & presidentialism stopped Bolsonaro, Chavez, Peron, Morales, etc.? Think you’re confusing a PR parliament with PR presidentialism.
Seeing as the US is probably stuck with a president- is dividing 2 chambers into multiple squabbling parties really a good system?
Seeing as the US is probably stuck with a president- is dividing 2 chambers into multiple squabbling parties really a good system?
isn’t the level of party discipline much higher in list systems? Hard for me to understand the difference between open and closed lists if in both cases politicians mostly vote how the party tells them to
February 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
isn’t the level of party discipline much higher in list systems? Hard for me to understand the difference between open and closed lists if in both cases politicians mostly vote how the party tells them to
I think it would be more helpful if reformers could start from a more realistic place of ‘how can we improve the existing 2 party system’. Clear factions within each party? Ending primaries?
January 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I think it would be more helpful if reformers could start from a more realistic place of ‘how can we improve the existing 2 party system’. Clear factions within each party? Ending primaries?
the US has had the same 2 parties since the 1850s, which is longer than most countries today have even been democracies. We are not going to adopt PR for federal elections ever. ‘Let’s start with PR for Congress’ is like your college freshman niece who says ‘step 1, we have to end capitalism’
January 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
the US has had the same 2 parties since the 1850s, which is longer than most countries today have even been democracies. We are not going to adopt PR for federal elections ever. ‘Let’s start with PR for Congress’ is like your college freshman niece who says ‘step 1, we have to end capitalism’