I think that's more a function of the US's [1] voting system rather than anything else. I'm very lucky to live in a country (Canada) where you have a choice of

I think that's more a function of the US's [1] voting system rather than anything else. I'm very lucky to live in a country (Canada) where you have a choice of 4-5 relatively similar parties, and they have to work hard to get you to vote (though we could do with some Multi Member Districts). https://www.fairvote.ca/rural-urban-proportional/ https://www.fairvote.ca/rural-urban-proportional/ --- [1] India has the same system too (and is way more unstable at that).