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Here's an analysis of the problems with First Past the Post which nearly always generates a two party system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo https:

• sampo 10y ago
  USA gets some slack for being more or less the first (still existing) democracy in the world. But in the modern world, First-Past-the-Post should not be considered full democracy anymore, but only some level of proto-democracy, since proportional representation systems are so much better. It's like, democracy-wise, Americans are all still driving around in Ford T-Models.
  • mvid 10y ago
    Is there a way to have proportional representation for a single person elected office? I understand how it works in parliament or multiple person offices, but isn't there still a necessity for a direct voting mechanism when you are electing a single person?
    • Retra 10y ago
      The US used to take second place as Vice President, if I understand it correctly.
    • SapphireSun 10y ago
      You may not be able to have a proportional representation, but you can at least offer something like instant runoff or approval voting to ensure that you can vote for candidates you actually like rather than have to vote strategically for a major party candidate exclusively.
    • sampo 10y ago
      > Is there a way to have proportional representation for a single person elected office? No. (Well maybe runoff voting would be a slight improvement.) My point was that with proportional voting, you get more than two viable parties in the parliament, and thus the whole political landscape will be different. And more than two parties will be putting forward their presidential candidates, too.