[vinay427]

This is a problem. That being said, several major states have a good amount of direct democracy, including allowing for state constitutional changes, and there are often more than two viable candidates regardless of the letter after their name. I think this is a plausible way out of the two-party two-ideology stronghold that incites further polarization. Where I vote, between these two factors I don't usually think about a party because there may be 4-6 different candidates with relatively different platforms listed under two parties, and 10-20 referenda listed under that with no party.