We can debate what the best system is for a particular country, but what this usefully underscores is that, when unpopular people get elected to national office, it’s a problem of political architecture, not just the natural consequence of “democracy.”
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Stephen Wolf
If America had Germany’s proportional-rep parliamentary system, the extreme right likely never would have won total power.
Instead, our two-party presidential system lets Trump/MAGA dominate primaries with around 1/3 of all voters, bully potential dissenters via primary challenges, & win full power
Instead, our two-party presidential system lets Trump/MAGA dominate primaries with around 1/3 of all voters, bully potential dissenters via primary challenges, & win full power
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I am lthinking this is becoming a struggle to rebuild. People want change. Is it not now about creating a narrative for change? The idea that the grand old dame we thought was America is dead, and what rises next is the world our great grandkids will live in is forming.