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> A two party system is the logical conclusion of a first past the post voting system, which they have created. It is a bug, and fixing it is also effectively i
by cma256 2y ago
> A two party system is the logical conclusion of a first past the post voting system, which they have created. It is a bug, and fixing it is also effectively impossible.
AFAIK it only mandates it for the President. We're free to elect representatives and Senators how we please.
- beaeglebeachedd 2y agoThere's no federal dictate on how electoral college votes IIRC. Sometimes they go rogue,though it may violate state law.
- stetrain 2y agoThere is only a mandate for how the electoral votes cast by states determine who becomes president, but now how states cast those votes. Some states cast them all for the popular winner in that state. Some split them proportionately among the top scoring candidates. Some states have agreed to a pact that, if enacted by enough states, will switch those states to casting their votes for the national popular vote winner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#:~:text=The%20National%20Popular%20Vote%20Interstate,and%20the%20District%20of%20Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Intersta.... In theory a state could hold ranked choice votes among any number of candidates and cast their electoral votes for the final ranked choice winner. Even the primary system is something managed at the state level. So a lot could be done but it requires changing state laws or potentially state constitutions.