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[โ€“] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

So the 2% party, if he tries really hard.

With few exceptions,[1] the U.S. system has two major parties which have won, on average, 98% of all state and federal seats.[2] According to Duverger's law two main political parties emerge in political systems with plurality voting in single-member districts. In this case, votes for minor parties can potentially be regarded splitting votes away from the most similar major party.[2][3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)

[โ€“] punkisundead@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

Which is enough to influence results (or atleast the public reception of results). I remember one year ago the endless debates about third parties in context of the US election and how those third parties might help Trump win.

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