It's a structural problem. If you got a pit bull, raised it without special consideration, and it mauled a child, you could say it was a bad dog, sure, but you

It's a structural problem. If you got a pit bull, raised it without special consideration, and it mauled a child, you could say it was a bad dog, sure, but you raised the chances heavily right in the beginning. Our FPTP voting system with parties and primaries does the same thing. Each round, usually 40-60% of voters' preference is ignored; with a primary and open election, that's about 40% voting for who they want, 60% holding their nose for the open vote, and only 20% getting who they want. The whole system is stacked heavily against moderate people who compromise; it's a testament to incumbency advantage that any exist at all.