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Comment by lotsofpulp

10 hours ago

First past the post is beneficial for establishment parties.

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perilunar  8 hours ago

Indeed. It tends to reinforce a two-party system. Anyone who votes third-party gets accused of 'wasting' their vote.

Preferential/ranked choice voting allows people to vote third-party while still expressing a preference for one of the majors.

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