• 🐱TheCat@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    As I understand it the third parties could be funded better just from RCV because they would likely receive a higher percentage of the vote once the spoiler effect is no longer in place from FPTP. If they get more than 5% they get some funding and I think it scales up with percentage. Source from quick google, might be out of date.

    USA democracy is frustrating. The 2 parties have spent close to 100 years entrenching themselves at this point. People who want to dig them out need to understand how they are holding on. This competition in politics paper outlines a few of the changes they’ve made to consolidate power. Things like party primaries, co-opting communication about elections, restructuring campaign finance law, etc.

    You can read the whole PDF online if you are interested.