> If most of the voting population was remotely rational, things would be fixed What if the Democrats and Republicans are both too beholden to the status quo t

> If most of the voting population was remotely rational, things would be fixed What if the Democrats and Republicans are both too beholden to the status quo to make changes, and a rational voter figures that their vote means something if they vote for one of the two main parties as the lesser of two evils, whereas voting for a third party is basically throwing their vote away? It's easy to sell me on the idea that most people aren't rational voters, but saying that the situation will automatically be fixed if everyone votes rationally is a much more difficult sell. It would be a good start, but you'd need some other things to happen.