Critique of the Two-Party System

Jesse Ventura argues that the existing two-party system in the United States is detrimental to the political landscape, contending that it stifles the emergence of third parties. He cites examples from the 1990s, particularly highlighting how Ross Perot's exclusion from debates in 1996 adversely affected the third-party movement. Ventura believes that major parties manipulate the political process to maintain power, recalling how they established the Federal Debate Commission to control participation in debates. This manipulation ultimately suppresses voter choice and undermines the democratic process.