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by JoshTriplett 4043 days ago
Then again, so did his (non-third-party) opponents. Not a lot of choice available.
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Doji 4043 days ago
> non-third-party

You're imprisoned in a cage of your own making.

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JoshTriplett 4043 days ago
I frequently vote third-party. I'm not under the illusion that they have any hope of winning.
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itbeho 4043 days ago
Maybe enough of us will someday make a difference.
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vacri 4043 days ago
The US first-past-the-post system is the maker of the two-party cage.
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vezzy-fnord 4043 days ago
More like a cage of Duverger's law.
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cryptoz 4043 days ago
There were some options during the primaries (like Dennis Kucinich), and this is why the primary elections are so important. None of the No-to-USA-PATRIOT options made it past the primaries, so we were left without much real choice.
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