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One party controls all the branches of US government. The fact that they have trouble passing these "protect the children" type laws QUICKLY leaves me in awe o

• ShabbosGoy 9y ago
  One party that is arguably one of the most divided political parties in modern US history.
  • mtgx 9y ago
    Both parties are, because people are starting to notice the limits of a two-party system. Heck, half of Americans don't even identify with either of the two parties anymore, so it's already pretty crazy that we've gotten this far without having more than 2 major parties. There are a lot of hurdles in going beyond 2 parties - hurdles set-up by the 2 main parties - but I think people will increasingly put pressure on this system until it will break. This could happen for instance through a third-party presidential candidate that takes at least second place in a general election, while one of the two main parties is relegated to third place. I think we're getting pretty close to that happening, but I don't know if it's going to happen in 2020, 2024, or 2028. But probably no later than that. There are millions of Americans who have extreme distrust in the two main parties, so "all it takes" (easier said than done) is for them to actually organize behind one candidate in an election and refusing to buy the "lesser evil" excuse that the two main parties have used for decades to keep people from fleeing to other parties.