Can America Become a Multiparty System?
Americans dislike the two major parties, which ar…
An episode of the The Science of Politics podcast, hosted by Niskanen Center, titled "Can America Become a Multiparty System?" was published on January 29, 2020 and runs 48 minutes.
January 29, 2020 ·48m · The Science of Politics
Summary
Americans dislike the two major parties, which are fighting more and compromising less. But Does that open the way for the rise of third parties and the huge institutional changes necessary to bring it about? Lee Drutman finds that a new multi-party system is the only way out of our cycle of polarization and democratic decay. He sees opportunities on the horizon, favoring the adoption of ranked choice voting in larger, multi-member House districts. But Jack Santucci finds that the two parties have to face real third-party threats before they’re willing to reform away their advantages, focusing on the local reforms that have been tried in American history.