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Saying it’s not an institution ignores all the gating rules which make it harder for any but the two parties (and sometimes one party) to offer candidates; or f
by dv_dt 3y ago
Saying it’s not an institution ignores all the gating rules which make it harder for any but the two parties (and sometimes one party) to offer candidates; or for candidates other than those supported by an often remote party core vs more locally favored candidates.
- anigbrowl 3y agoI guess it is institutionalized, but I mean it's not formally enshrined anywhere as a policy or intended outcome, eg at the FEC. Like if you arrived on earth in a UFO or as an LLM and read all the official election documents, you might be able to infer that two parties were the most likely outcome but it's never explicitly stated.