The Tyranny of the Two-Party System |
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| Author:
| Disch, Lisa |
| Series title: | Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-11035-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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Is the two-party system an immutable and indispensable aspect of our democracy? Disch maintains that it is not, arguing that the two-party system wastes the votes and silences the voices of dissenters. Disch argues in favor of reviving a once popular nineteenth century democratic strategy called "fusion" in which a dominant-party candidate typically ran on the ballots of both the established party and a third party in a general election. She concludes with an analysis of the 2000...
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Is the two-party system an immutable and indispensable aspect of our democracy? Disch maintains that it is not, arguing that the two-party system wastes the votes and silences the voices of dissenters. Disch argues in favor of reviving a once popular nineteenth century democratic strategy called "fusion" in which a dominant-party candidate typically ran on the ballots of both the established party and a third party in a general election. She concludes with an analysis of the 2000 presidential election as an object lesson in the tyranny of the two-party system and with suggestions for reform.