Debatepoint: The "two party" system is bad for the US.

'The "two party" system is bad for the US.'

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oppose -20% · stability

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by metric on 2004-12-18 10:24:38

it produces more stable governance than multiparty systems, because coalition is highly unlikely to occur with two parties dominating.

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oppose 0% · germany

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by metric on 2004-12-18 09:59:48

two-party systems are not intrinsically any more stable, citing such examples of stable democracies as Germany, which has a multi-party system through proportional representation.

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title: 'germany'
text: 'two-party systems are not intrinsically any more stable, citing such examples of stable democracies as Germany, which has a multi-party system through proportional representation.'
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date: 2004-12-18 09:59:48
submitter: metric
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