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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by DemocracyFTW2 on Monday July 22, 2024 @03:37PM (#41038876)
Your assessment may be swayed when you discover that the current de-facto bipartisan state of US politics is a logical and near-inevitable outcome of a first-past-the-post voting modality.
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by JoshTriplett on Monday July 22, 2024 @05:04PM (#41039788)
Specifically, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by DemocracyFTW2 on Monday July 22, 2024 @05:36PM (#41040073)
exactly, thx
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by mst on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @05:59AM (#41044370)
Eh? Of course it is, that's exactly why I want to see the system replaced.

What does this have to do with my agreeing with you that approval voting wouldn't confuse people?

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