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> Enshrining the two party system in law is something that even the current power system in the US hasn't managed. By doing "top two to general" you'd be conver

> Enshrining the two party system in law is something that even the current power system in the US hasn't managed. By doing "top two to general" you'd be converting a de-facto duopoly into an actual duopoly. Just the opposite, the top two candidates, regardless of what party they're from will appear on the ballot, this would allow people to vote for a 3rd party candidate in the primary without worrying about "wasting" their vote. If the 3rd party candidate is one of the top two they'll appear in the general, if not that voter can still pick the lesser of two evils in the general.

sidewndr46 4y ago
The US government at all levels is controlled by two parties. While neither side is going to just hand over control to the other, they certainly aren't going to vote in a system that would allow a 3rd party to emerge. There is no way such a system would ever be allowed to produce a ballot without a Republican and Democrat on it. If you're not on the ballot, you don't get elected. Full stop. There would be all sorts of bizarre measures and "tests" added to such a system before it was ever in place to make sure that only the existing parties would ever be on the ballot.
- spaced-out 4y ago
  I guess we could just throw our hands up and say nothing will ever change, but I think things could change, and a great first step would be a grassroots push to adopt voting systems which make it easier for 3rd parties to break in.
  - sidewndr46 4y ago
    If you choose to do that, it is your own decision. I'm not going to sit here and pretend that "top two to general" will become anything other than "Republican or Democrat" in America. I was already coerced into reading textbooks by the state that told me the US has a "two party system" and that when you vote you can choose between Republican or Democrat. This is obviously propaganda, but I'm not going to support a move to a system that makes propaganda a reality. It's incredibly dystopian.

sidewndr46 4y ago

The US government at all levels is controlled by two parties. While neither side is going to just hand over control to the other, they certainly aren't going to vote in a system that would allow a 3rd party to emerge. There is no way such a system would ever be allowed to produce a ballot without a Republican and Democrat on it. If you're not on the ballot, you don't get elected. Full stop. There would be all sorts of bizarre measures and "tests" added to such a system before it was ever in place to make sure that only the existing parties would ever be on the ballot.

spaced-out 4y ago
I guess we could just throw our hands up and say nothing will ever change, but I think things could change, and a great first step would be a grassroots push to adopt voting systems which make it easier for 3rd parties to break in.
- sidewndr46 4y ago
  If you choose to do that, it is your own decision. I'm not going to sit here and pretend that "top two to general" will become anything other than "Republican or Democrat" in America. I was already coerced into reading textbooks by the state that told me the US has a "two party system" and that when you vote you can choose between Republican or Democrat. This is obviously propaganda, but I'm not going to support a move to a system that makes propaganda a reality. It's incredibly dystopian.