My country has 8 parties in parliament. This poll is quite embarrassing, USA.
this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2026
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FPTP will do that.
I've been told by blue maga that its a unrealistic purity test to be able to vote how I want.
In fptp, there's only ever going to be 2 parties who can win. If a 3rd one even shows up, it weakens the one it's closer aligned with, guaranteeing a victory for the party it's farther away from politically.
Normal politics can never exist with this system unfortunately.
GenX, I am so, so disappointed in us.
Now, if we can just get the old fucks out of the way (Gem X here).
I'd also note that I'm registered D mainly in opposition to Rs (and also because my state only allows voting in primaries within the party you're registered to), but my politics are definitely more progressive - if & when they get big enough to form their own party, I'm SO there.
GenX unite. All my life, I was told that I would get more conservative as I got older, and not only is the opposite happening to me, it's happening to the people I know, too.
Most people are pissed with the red and blue party, unlike what idiots keep saying a third party can win any time.