Two party system

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       The two-party system in the United States has dominated for over fifty years, and there are no signs of that situation changing, at least in the foreseeable future. Like any other democracy and some autocracies, political parties will be manifest in the U.S., which is quite necessary and inevitable. The presence of many political parties in the country is essential as they collectively represent the interests of individuals. Among voters with limited political knowledge, political parties help in simplifying voting (Phan et al., 2020). The single member district plurality is bound to survive whereby state, gubernatorial, and congressional legislative elections will only produce one winner. This can be attributed to the fact that voters will not wish to “waste” their votes to an individual who stands very little chance, if any, of being elected. 
        Another reason why two-party system is there to stay is that the two major parties (Democrat and Republican parties) aim at appealing to broad coalitions as a way of maximizing electability, which jeopardizes the potential of a third “major” party. With recent advancements in technology and communication, the two-party system is bound to become stronger, particularly in terms of party organization as they are more empowered to ward off potential challengers and maintain a truly national presence (Kim, eong & Baek, 2022). The electoral laws also pose barriers to the appearance of third parties on ballots, further strengthening the two-party system. Lobbyists and donors always want predictable outcomes, and they are highly unlikely to support new players in the game.

Much like you, I too believe that the two-party system will most likely continue to stay in place. In fact, I personally believe that it may even be in our best interest to allow it to flourish rather than to change it or remove it. As you mentioned, it has dominated our political system for decades, and it is also closely tied to the voting process in our nation. In any political system, like ours, that uses a single-winner plurality system, in which each voter only has the ability of voting for one candidate, the two-party system becomes an inevitability. As we have relied on this method of voting for many years, I don’t foresee that changing as it has proved to be stable thus far. Additionally, it helps in simplifying the voting process, especially for voters that may not be as educated, as it narrows down their options to two parties. You also mention a good point about how technological advancements may strengthen this system. Social media, especially, has definitely contributed to political polarization as individuals from both parties have become more vocal about their opinions. It’s not uncommon to see posts or threads in which there are arguments between individuals from the two opposing parties. These scenarios, which will likely continue due to the popularity and accessibility of internet sites, will undoubtedly strengthen the two-party system.

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I personally believe that the United States should and will keep the two party system for years to come because it has been implemented and has also worked for the country for many decades already and seems to be a party system that addresses the most important political issues. Although the two party system is not the most perfect functioning system in the world, it is the system that has worked for the country ever since the country adopted it and even though there are many people who complain that it is at fault, the people are aware of there being other parties and I believe that if another party was truly necessary then majority of the people would support that political party in order to keep the country's best interests. Blaming that the two party system is responsible for misleading the problems of present day is also not a strong argument because if there were bigger issues than those covered by the two parties then people would be aware of it and would turn away from the two parties but that is not the case so that is not a good argument. Although the country is limited to only those two parties most of the time, people still have the choice to move to a state that supports their political views and even though not everyone is able to just move to another state, I think that people still do better off than they think because people tend to focus so much on complaining on what they don't have and miss out on the benefits that they still recieve. The two party system is well integrated into the country and does not seem to change anytime soon and since the system has worked for so many years now I believe that it should be kept that way until the majority of people decide to change it which most don't want to change it now so the two party system is good for the country as of now.