tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post6799351198855922005..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Demographic divisionsjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-83230719286600973832016-02-02T16:00:19.807-08:002016-02-02T16:00:19.807-08:00Hi Brandon: the structure of our political system ...Hi Brandon: the structure of our political system -- many winner take all elections -- makes it hard for third parties to appeal. Lots of folks say they want another party and even sometimes say they will vote for non-party candidates. But when election day comes they end up choosing a Dem or GOPer. So what started at say 8 percent support turns out to be 2 percent support. Happens over and over. <br /><br />I'm not saying this is good, just how it usually works.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-90419281786717966192016-02-02T13:57:21.634-08:002016-02-02T13:57:21.634-08:00That bar graph is stunning. The America I grew up ...That bar graph is stunning. The America I grew up in has pretty well vanished. We are a far more interesting country now than we were then. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-22746991591167831512016-02-02T09:45:34.880-08:002016-02-02T09:45:34.880-08:00"[P]olitical scientists have found that true ..."[P]olitical scientists have found that true independents who are actually open to either political party's blandishments are very rare"<br /><br />And what about the third parties?Brandonnoreply@blogger.com