The American Two Party system

[Belsnickel]

(03-07-2023, 10:36 PM)Dill Wrote: I thought this insightful. Though I would argue that, at least with respect to China, Biden has drawn real subject matter experts into his circle of advisors--best in the Anglophone world, I'd say.  I hope he listens to them. 

The sad trend you describe is not clearly a consequence of the two-party system, that I can see (that point aimed at the author of this thread!). 

This is true, but keep in mind that I was focusing on Congressional staffers. The trend isn't the same in the executive branch because POTUS doesn't have district offices. A lot of my reform ideas focus on Congress because there are more issues there, in my opinion, than in the White House, especially with how much authority has been abdicated by the branch.

That being said, a national popular election requiring a majority rather than a plurality using something like RCV would be a major improvement on the executive branch. We will just need to see viable third parties and independents in Congress before they will ever make a consistent showing in the presidential elections.