Posted by Brian in Uncategorized | Comments off
I’m sorry, but I don’t have much sympathy for Americans (or anyone) complaining that, for the US presidential election of 2016, there are only two bad choices to choose from; those that wish there were other choices; those that wish the parties had nominated different candidates. To me, these people are like children who, when presented with the option of having a cupcake or a cookie, cry and say they want a Popsicle. Well, there are no popsicles; you only have two choices, and you have to pick one, or one
The US Presidential Election system has, essentially, devolved into a “two party” system, but it has pretty much always been a two-party system, particularly after the formation of the Republican Party after the election of 1852, with only a few exceptions. In the last 100 years, there have only been six elections where a third party candidate managed to get even a small portion of the popular vote, and even then, the impact on the election results were negligible.