What's REALLY Holding Back a Third Party in the US? | Explained

[@nahommerk9493]

I think that's what should happen. Imagine have 3, 5 or even 10 parties competing for the people's votes. It will be less of the blame-game and name-calling and more of 'here's why you should vote for me!' I think that's a better path for everyone.

[@lukecoleman3643]

also doing something like ranked choice (like we have in portland) or multiple voting rounds where in the first, candidates are eliminated

[@user-bl7em8sx6o]

No it needs to stay somewhat balanced. I don't want some euro style government

[@thing420]

I think that the people criticizing third-party voters are putting the blame on the wrong people. Instead of exerting their energy to make third-party voters vote for one of the two big parties, they should focus that energy on pressuring both parties to reform how our elections work so that the kind of situation that happened in 2000 never happens again.

[@CasieAnn-q7b]

The green and independent parties were not even on my ballot. Not even an option. Our voting system is so messed up.

[@JBTriple8]

I had to write Jill Stein and Butch Ware in yeah it is

[@johnlisten7520]

How is this channel not more popular? Amazing video

[@Eva-pronounced-as-ever]

“BTN” is actually a news station for the younger audience of Australia, it is watched in most primary schools 💛

[@fantasybaystore]

2:05 That is brilliant! I always hated our voting system. I find it ridiculous that a candidate can win most of the votes but still lose because they didn't get the right states. The idea of a whole state going to one color just because the majority picked it, never made sense to me. clearly America needs an update

[@JBTriple8]

I concur and as Third Party Voter it would be nice to be taken seriously

[@Sizdothyx]

Sure. Get rid of it. Then the states that joined because they thought they'd have a bigger say in things can leave behind. That was what the Electoral College was based on instead of conceding to the States. You have to remember, as well, that the United States is not one country, in essence, but 49 different governments working under the umbrella of the federal body. You take the college out, the small states, who are mini countries, will leave.

[@angelleangelique]

This is the best explanation I have ever seen on the subject. Thank you!

[@JoseLopez-ys2oz]

The money oligarchs give to the 2 major political parities.

[@tastetherainbow9153]

This is a large reason why the 2 parties work so well at snuffing out any others, they produce massive capital for the large companies that run our capitalistic society

[@TheFreeAgent2024]

And corporate MSM

[@JBTriple8]

I voted 3rd party first time this year yeah as a US Citizen I want it change

[@MH-st6vk]

Everyday I am more convinced that we in the USA don’t really have a choice. Democracy has ended a long time ago

[@Eva-pronounced-as-ever]

BTN always explains things so well, I wish we could watch this in class like we did in primary school ….. Ig I’ll ask my teachers if we can during homeroom

[@theehollowfan4ever]

How can you classify a party as a third party?

[@Taxistheft.]

A third party is any other party that isn’t the two major ones (that being the democrats and the republicans) For example, Jill Stein’s Green Party is a third party, because it isnt one of the two major parties in America

[@JBTriple8]

yeah the Green Party what Jill Stein was a Part off but it has had staying power to be a Major Party

[@user-bl7em8sx6o]

I thought it could also be that they share policy views of both sides

[@bobnameisboss1910]

In the uk, first past the post didn’t limit third parties from replacing one of the two main parties

[@Paochinblog]

Time for change, may be it’s time listen to the young ones what they want

[@greenlach7398]

Canada and UK use exclusively first past the post and still have multiple parties in government

[@OsmanthusWineZhongli]

Im here in the Philippines, and I agree that US needs a third pol party, but never do partylist systems just like my country did.

[@luisfelipestrapassao7391]

Not even talking about the UK, which has a very similar system to the US, is disappointing.

[@nspencer257]

Something that perpetuates the problem is that 3rd party candidate info is suffocated so hard. It's difficult to find information on the candidates, they get zero media coverage, and they aren't all on every state ballot but kind of sprinkled throughout. It almost feels like they are being hushed intentionally. The 2 main candidates on the other hand - they are being thrown in your face so hard it makes you want to go off grid just to get away from the noise.

[@fadhilabryanto9037]

In Indonesia, there are nine parties in the parliament, but most people are not represented enough because all parties are in the same coalition. This is just like a one-party system like China. The most important thing is not the number of parties but the ideologies each party offers.

[@xiaoyuwen8585]

If the ideology emphasized by each political party is louder, then the entire society will be more torn, and people will be separated and divided by ideology. In the same country, just like Yugoslavia, different races will rise to the level of ideology. At the height of the Yugoslav national football team, even Serb players would not pass the ball to Croat or Bosnian players. They hated each other. Yugoslavia was already in a stage of highly ideological opposition (racial radicalization) at that time. ), Indonesia has hundreds of ethnic groups and many religious beliefs. If ideology is overemphasized, the entire country will be fragmented. As an Indonesian, I definitely don’t want to see this happen.

[@carmi7042]

The two party system is the direct result of the electoral college (presidential elections), and more broadly the first past the post (Congress elections) A potential third party voter would rather vote the candidate they hate the least than seeing said vote wasted

[@RestlessLags]

Never forget: you voted for the last time. 😉 So it's not necessary to think about such small details from the past. 😂

[@leifmag7]

Duvergers is not the reason. SMH

[@romantroshkin3142]

The thing that winner takes all the electoral college electors is stupid

[@niemand1989]

The US is as far as i am aware also the only country with FPTP and primaries (not only for president, but also for house and senate seats). This year Cori Bush got voted out in the House primaries. Would Wesley Bell run as an independent people would likely not voted for him. Also he will now have the support of the party. A candidate with a realistic chance rather runs backed by an established party.

[@Lordoftheflamesissketchy]

A whole rainbow, yes remove the rainbow.

[@jprodriguez7130]

This video contains information that is not correct. Not ALL states are winner-take-all with the EC, some split the votes based on the popular vote breakdown.

[@AnimationDude11]

Unmmmm dis is the only btn video that u can comment on 💀

[@sophisticate80486]

DEM and GOP will change the system? Don't even think about it.😂

[@MasontheGoodBoy]

Electoral Collage

[@ThirdEyeCrafting]

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