Reply #43: The way our system is set up [View All]

is in such a way that it encourages a two party system. The Library of Congress has a website explaining the electoral college in great depth. (it's 5AM here and I've been up all night, so I'll let you do the googling).

What is suppossed to happen is that the major party will pull some of the ideals of the more radical party into its own party and thus win their votes. It's similiar to a parliamentary coalition in that sense, except that it's all done behind the scenes.

There will never be a long term viable third party, the system is designed to eat the weaker and leave two standing. It encourages moderation and stability. It encourages compromise and working together. Which is something we could learn from the Repukes, their sheepish undying devotion to the party line.

So in theory, voting Green is suppossed to swing the Democratic party further left. The only problem with that right now is that this is such a hot contested election that people will realise that they can not afford to protest vote. Just like I realised when I voted Gore in 2k. I thought Gore sucked ass as a nominee, but I was more scared of Bush. Now I know what Bush is capable of, and I know that the leash will be off next turn. If the greens are too far gone to see that, then quite frankly they see the truth as well as the freepers do.