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In political science, Duverger's law holds that plurality-rule elections (such as first past the post) structured within single-member districts tend to favor a two-party system and that "the double ballot majority system and proportional representation tend to favor multipartism."[1][2] The discovery of this tendency is attributed to Maurice Duverger, a French sociologist who observed the effect and recorded it in several papers published in the 1950s and 1960s. In the course of further research, other political scientists began calling the effect a "law" or principle.
Duverger's law suggests a nexus or synthesis between a party system and an electoral system: a proportional representation (PR) system creates the electoral conditions necessary to foster party development while a plurality system marginalizes many smaller political parties, resulting in what is known as a two-party system.
I only recently discovered this term, but I am starting to find it very useful in explaining the problem that third parties have in the United States.
The definition of Duvergers law.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law
Now some people complain that the democratic and republican parties have a unfair advantage over third parties. My default reaction has been this: our electoral system favors the dominance of two parties.
It is also why I think Jill stein and Gary Johnson will not win this election.
I only recently discovered this term, but I am starting to find it very useful in explaining the problem that third parties have in the United States.
The definition of Duvergers law.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law
Now some people complain that the democratic and republican parties have a unfair advantage over third parties. My default reaction has been this: our electoral system favors the dominance of two parties.
It is also why I think Jill stein and Gary Johnson will not win this election.
I have been telling people this for years, no one will listen
It also heavily favors incumbents and well funded campaigns. While congress critters have a popularity rating just above a road kill sandwich they enjoy over a 90% re-election rate.
Congress has 11% approval ratings but 96% incumbent reelection rate, meme says | PolitiFact
It was explained that it is because most people like their own representative because after all they voted for them but hate everyone's else's, therefore they do not realize their representative is part of the problem.
Most people don't vote and could not even name their three congress critters much less how (or if) they voted on a given matter.
My current representatives are senator Barbra boxer, senator Dianne Feinstein, and representative mike Honda.
I only recently discovered this term, but I am starting to find it very useful in explaining the problem that third parties have in the United States.
The definition of Duvergers law.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law
Now some people complain that the democratic and republican parties have a unfair advantage over third parties. My default reaction has been this: our electoral system favors the dominance of two parties.
It is also why I think Jill stein and Gary Johnson will not win this election.
I have been telling people this for years, no one will listen
It also heavily favors incumbents and well funded campaigns. While congress critters have a popularity rating just above a road kill sandwich they enjoy over a 90% re-election rate.
Congress has 11% approval ratings but 96% incumbent reelection rate, meme says | PolitiFact
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