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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by rootusrootus on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:18PM (#29580731)
It's the same old problem. Everyone hates Congress, but loves their own Congressman. And tribal politics being what it is, nobody wants to throw away their vote on a third-party because they're worried that will cause The Other Side to win.
Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by DoctorOW on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:33PM (#29580982)
I mean that's literally true though. Every election in the foreseeable future will pretty much always be won by one of the two parties. As the parent comment points out they've got millions of dollars put in to generating tons of outreach. Do you honestly believe an internet comment is comparable?