4min chapter

Factually! with Adam Conover cover image

Our Politicians Are Too F*%#ing Old with Jake Grumbach

Factually! with Adam Conover

CHAPTER

Understanding the U.S. Two-Party System and Electoral Inequality

This chapter examines the structural factors that sustain the two-party system in the United States, highlighting the impact of winner-take-all voting in single-member districts. It also discusses historical third-party influences and proposes alternative systems like proportional representation for greater political diversity.

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