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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
Look at the number who vote for Independents. Pretty paltry.
So the two main parties are the least bit bothered about losing power. Makes it easy for big business to bribe fewer people.
Britain will vote in huge numbers for a party that has only just been launched, just to punish the two main parties and make them take notice of the people.
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So many people here have what I call the "home field" mentality. Congress regularly has an approval rating so bad it is between 10-20% and yet they enjoy about a 95% reelection rate. People tend to think Congress sucks, but their Congressman is good.
Not to mention there is about 25% of the population who will not vote for a Democrat under any circumstance and another 25% that will not vote for a Republican under any circumstance.
Add in the Citizen's United ruling and now there is basically unlimited money being poured into the two major parties. The only way I can see a legit third party starting is if someone very rich who financed their own campaign created a party around it. Perot nearly did it with the Reform Party, but they went off the rails.
I think it is going to get much worse before it gets better here in the US.