| 单词 | two-party |
| 例句 | “We have a two-party system,” she says firmly, once order has been restored. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z She condemned the employers, the capitalist machine, the corrupt two-party system. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘Goddess of Anarchy’ 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z If these two parties don’t get their act together, the next generation may be elected outside of this two-party apparatus. How the Clinton-Gingrich years became ‘the good old days’: Republicans revisit 1994 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z A new political system was being born, even if it did revert to the two-party system. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z National politics provide Farrington with a sturdy frame, but what makes his book special is his painstaking re-creation of scores of little-known state and local activists and a lost world of two-party competition. Can You Be Black and Republican? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The system was more complex until it was reduced to a total two-party algorithm. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z "The two-party system is just a crazy crony network." 'Survivor' star nominated for Ind. governor's race 2012-03-25T00:47:10Z It didn’t have a two-party system, but it had the socialists and the conservatives, and everything revolved around that. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The former Starbucks CEO argued that missing ingredient on his resume was not enough to disqualify his potential 2020 run as a "centrist independent" outside of the traditional two-party system. Howard Schultz shuts down Meghan McCain's abortion complaint: "Culture wars" are a distraction 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Instead people are beginning seriously to question the two-party system. David Cameron feels the hand of history where it hurts 2010-04-25T11:00:00Z Payne narrows his blanket contempt for the two-party system in only one moment, just short of the credits. Election at 20: assessing the high school satire's brutal politics 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z So how did the United States settle into a two-party system in contrast to multiparty democracies such as France, Germany and Canada? In a presidential election, it’s almost always about two parties 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z An unexpectedly expansive faction of voters moved away from the two-party system entirely, united in their inability to find any figure worth their support in the establishment. Animal House at 40: why the slobs v snobs comedy remains essential 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Various hoary institutions, from the press to the two-party system are teetering disconcertingly on the precipice of something. How do we make America great? 'Necessary Trouble' and 'Against Democracy' take contrasting views 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z It would also help disassemble what Hepworth calls the “two-party system,” in which it’s all too easy to believe that organic is good and conventional is bad. Organic standards fight over synthetics shows there’s room for a third system Once in office, however, they governed with the limitations of operating in a two-party system and the public's unwillingness to accept the party's austere anti-government measures. How the Republicans wound up with Trump: E.J. Dionne explains in 'Why the Right Went Wrong' 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Williamson sees the two-party system of today as blighted and controlled by corporate interests. Marianne Williamson: A Politico or Apolitical? 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z "The show is meant to be celebrating political ineptitude, so it's not complaining about misrepresentation or the two-party voting system," Chetwynd told reporters after performing. Films and funny puppets vie for Turner art prize 2012-10-01T22:10:14Z Even so, with voters evincing so much anger and disgust toward the political class, the times seem especially ripe for some outsider to challenge the two-party stranglehold on the White House. Iowa up first in economy-themed campaign 2012-01-03T03:23:00Z Coriolanus Snow, The Hunger Games Donald Sutherland President Snow exists outside of the two-party system, and may not even have been elected democratically. Vote your cast: who is the greatest fictional US president? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Bee aired a clip of Jones speaking last year where he says, "The white majority are fed up of this corrupt and decadent two-party, Jew-party, queer-party system!" Don’t say Sam Bee didn’t warn us: “Nazis understand grassroots organizing better than the D... 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z So there seem to be three things you want to reform: the two-party system, the balance of powers, and the federal system. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z As the real-life coalition was hastily reversing its policy on numerous issues, including the pasty tax, the on-screen two-party government was chaotically decommissioning a Digital Britain initiative after a failed launch. The Thick of It: the TV programme of 2012 2012-12-21T22:55:06Z She called the two-party political system “an old-fashioned, noisy, illogical unnecessary nuisance.” At the March for Our Lives, you’ll see her name again. But who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas? 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In the same way, unless Britain is entering a very long period of two-party governments on the continental European model, presumably the next revival of Democracy will revert to being German history. Timing is everything: how plays find their moments 2012-07-11T12:06:29Z It also provides an interesting insider look at the anachronistic world of third-party politics, pitted as an alternative to a stagnant and elitist two-party system. “I’m way past that bulls**t”: Roseanne Barr on Hillary 2016, the two-party system and the war on drugs 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Manchin had harsh words for how the two-party system is currently functioning. Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins second term as president 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z “I’m running for president to offer that choice for the people outside of the failed two-party system,” she said. Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z We’re set up for a two-party system — set up that way by the two parties in power that want to avoid added competition. Column: A lot of Californians loathe both the Democratic and Republican parties 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z “The two-party system, unless it changes, will be the downfall of our country.” Sen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation’s ‘downfall’ 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z California is a “two-party consent” state, meaning it is a crime for someone to record a conversation without the consent of other participants, unless they have been granted a court order to do so. D.A. sends audio leak eavesdropping probe back to LAPD for additional investigation 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Mr Kennedy also faces a different challenge to previous would-be disruptors of the two-party system. Who will actually vote for Robert F Kennedy Jr as an independent candidate? 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z It does seem we are a country of multitudes pinned in a two-party vise. The GOP is splitting apart, it just doesn’t know it yet 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z “We need you to be part and parcel of wrestling with this corporate duopoly, this two-party system that impedes,” he said in a video attached to his X post. Cornel West makes the switch from Green Party to independent 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The two-party system of Democrats and Republicans has dominated presidential politics for more than a century, but third party candidates have influenced the outcome in the past. How RFK Jr. could hurt Biden, Trump in 2024 election with independent bid 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z "The motion to vacate will come ... and the question will be: are we going to punish or reward leaders who put two-party solutions on the floor? That is squarely the question," Fitzpatrick told reporters. Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z In a video posted this week on X, Mr. West denounced the two-party system and called his campaign “a moment in a movement.” Biden eyes growing general election threat from Green Party’s Cornel West 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Leader Christopher Luxon said in a video posted to social media that his preference was to form a strong and stable two-party coalition government between National and ACT. New Zealand National Party prepared to join forces with NZ First to get into power 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z No alternative candidates have won the presidency since the current two-party system solidified in the mid-19th century. The odds for third-party candidates | Carl P. Leubsdorf 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z On a two-party preferred basis, Labor still enjoys a lead of 53-47%, though that was down from 55-45% in the previous poll. More than half of Australians oppose Indigenous panel in constitution, poll shows 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z But if one party in a two-party system is dominated by those who are committed to the destruction of democracy, it is time to stop pretending this is business as usual. The GOP zombie: Why the media refuses to let the myth of a "good" Republican die 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The outcome was an inconclusive election and a political muddle that has become familiar to Spaniards since their two-party system fractured nearly a decade ago. Your Monday Briefing 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z This destructive dynamic is a direct result of our two-party, "winner-take-all" political system—which we'll hopefully reform before it's too late. Indicted but not injured: Experts agree that "Trump could win from jail" 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z That’s because of the United States’ two-party system, which Trump exploited in 2016 when he entered electoral politics for the first time. How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But a healthier two-party system will only arise after the GOP is mercy-killed. America's mainstream media still wants to save the GOP — but that's impossible 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Defending what he described as his "fantastic" track record, he said: "In a two-party system, if you're going to ban people who are promoting socialist views from participating in that, that is really quite anti-democratic." Sir Keir Starmer under fire after Jamie Driscoll barred from longlist 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The two-party system depends on two reasonable, thoughtful parties who eschew lies and extremism. State GOP digs its own grave | Greg Jayne 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Today, some more genteel people want to be poised in 2024 to break the two-party grip on presidential politics. Opinion | Voters do not want a Biden-Trump rematch. A third option might appeal. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z “Because you don’t have a two-party system where both sides argue, they can just say, ‘OK, we know we need to do this, and we’ll revise it later,’” she added. China Says Chatbots Must Toe the Party Line 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The survey of 1,500 voters also showed Labor extending its lead on a two-party preferred basis to 55%, against the opposition's 45%. Australia PM Albanese boosted by historic by-election win 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z European multi-party parliamentary systems differ substantially from America's two-party presidential system. What crisis of democracy? Scholar Larry Bartels says the real crisis is corrupt leaders 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z For the last two decades, Nigeria has largely been a two-party state at the national level. Nigeria election 2023: Tinubu rises from ashes of opposition splits 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z He was nevertheless defeated in the city by Mr Obi, a relative newcomer who mobilised the support of many young people, especially in urban areas, shaking up the country's two-party system. Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr Obi - from the previously little known Labour Party - ran for the first time, promising to challenge the two-party system. Nigeria election results 2023: Tinubu ahead of Atiku and Obi 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The election has seen an unprecedented challenge to the two-party system that has dominated Nigeria for 24 years. Nigeria election 2023: More results arriving 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z In two-party systems like the U.S. or like Hungary — which is not quite a two-party system, but mostly a two-party system — it's harder for those parties to get representation in the parliament. What crisis of democracy? Scholar Larry Bartels says the real crisis is corrupt leaders 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr Obi, 61, is hoping to break up Nigeria's two-party system after joining the Labour Party last May. Nigeria election 2023: Millions vote in tightest-ever poll 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Such an outcome could shake up the country’s historic two-party monopoly on power. Opinion | Nigeria’s election offers the country a chance at a reset 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z He was considered a reliable conservative who helped North Carolina turn into a competitive two-party state, particularly as the GOP made national gains in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan. N. Carolina congressman, briefly senator Broyhill dies at 95 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z According to polls, many of these new voters support Mr. Obi, a former state governor challenging the traditional two-party hegemony by running with the lesser-known Labour Party. He’s Energized Nigeria’s Young Voters. Will They Turn Out for Him? 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z If the two-party system were a restaurant, its menu would be in dire need of a refresh. Opinion | American politics needs to freshen up its menu 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “I certainly believe it’s a two-party state,” said Chip Lake, a veteran GOP campaign operative. Key Republican wants Ga. as early primary state — in 2028 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z “We have to negotiate. This is a democracy. We have a two-party system. And we should be able to talk and find out where our differences are.” Dem leadership, GOP approach impasse over refusal to negotiate cuts in exchange for debt limit boost 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z “I was determined that I’m going to do what I could to see if we could not develop a two-party system in our state,” Broyhill said. N. Carolina congressman, briefly senator Broyhill dies at 95 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z In this climate, the two-party system — an essential ingredient of American democracy — is disrespected. McCarthy's Mar-a-Lago trip was his tipping point. It showed he could be bullied into submission 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z But before this year there have been none since Mr. Gillett’s contest, primarily because the two-party system has become so deeply entrenched. 100 Years Later, a Modern Speaker Showdown Feels Eerily Similar 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z With the rise of the two-party system, only two have come after 1856. When the House needed two months and 133 votes to elect a speaker 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The recent rise in U.S. mortality is not a two-party problem: It stems entirely from the extreme positions of a single political party. Opinion | Only one party’s policies are increasing U.S. mortality 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z If you ever wondered why the forefathers feared a two-party system, look no further than Kinzinger, a decorated war hero who doesn’t have a party — or even a state — to call home. The lonely exit of Adam Kinzinger 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z But in a two-party system, the capture of one party by extremists is enough to cause great political havoc and violence — a lesson we should have learned from the destruction of our Union in 1861. Was the Civil War Inevitable? 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “I think having a two-party system is healthy,” he says. After decades in California politics, Bob Hertzberg is hanging it up. Too bad there are term limits 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z This month, Democrats captured more than 46 percent of the two-party vote in races for the State Assembly, yet they won only 35 of the chamber’s 99 seats. The Election Is Over. The Fight Over Voting Rules and Gerrymanders Isn’t. 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z We need more than our current two-party system. Republican Party: Honest, qualified candidates 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Yet both were forced out of office by the business of two-party politics. The lonely exit of Adam Kinzinger 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z I think the two-party system that we have, we’ve got a set of checks and balances against each other and I think that’s important to have that. Opinion | Mark Kelly on why Democrats need a strong border — and a strong GOP 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Shifts were calculated by comparing the two-party vote share in the 2020 presidential election to the two-party vote share in the 2022 House elections. See how Republicans won the House but fell short of a red wave I ran for the state Senate this year as an independent, largely because I felt compelled to do something to disrupt our calcified two-party system. What my election loss says about our calcified two-party system 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z McMullin won 100,000 more votes than Utah Democrats’ four congressional candidates did collectively, but preliminary results don’t suggest his campaigning against the two-party system energized voters enough to substantially buoy turnout. McMullin loss in Utah raises independent candidacy questions 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z “And I think that’s what the two-party system in Washington, D.C., currently is — it’s rotten.” The Libertarian Who Helped Push the Georgia Senate Race Into a Runoff 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Madden, 38, is a Marine Corps veteran and anti-war activist who says the two-party political system is dysfunctional, and more and better civic engagement is needed to address the country’s challenges. Balint aims to break barriers in Vermont’s House race 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z “I vote for the better candidates in the two-party system, and there’s no question that Raphael Warnock is one of them,” El-Amin said. Warnock’s balancing act: Stay positive on the stump, hit Walker in ads 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Our two-party system has produced one-party rule on the West Coast. What my election loss says about our calcified two-party system 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z “Our two-party system is all or nothing,” Mr. Burden said. Fears Over Fate of Democracy Leave Many Voters Frustrated and Resigned 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Wells said that action resulted from the total control Republicans now have over state government and that more two-party balance is needed. Ex-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bid 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Australia remained committed to a two-party solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, and “we will not support an approach that undermines this prospect,” Wong said. Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z He doesn't fit neatly in the two-party system. Perfecting the "art of polarization": How these '90s conservatives created today's radicalized right 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Are we all OK with that, or might it be time to seriously talk about an alternative to our two-party system? What my election loss says about our calcified two-party system 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Australia’s stable two-party system has persisted with RCV, yet independents are also elected. Don’t believe these 5 common myths about ranked choice voting 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z U.S. elections long relied on the good faith of the public, the nonpartisan behavior of election officials, as well as a two-party system of political checks and balances to ensure the legitimacy of results. Good faith of partisan election officials used to be enough to ensure trust in voting. Not anymore 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z We Homo sapiens are a binary species; I believe Americans deserve a healthy two-party system. I voted for Trump — twice. I was a right-wing pundit. I was dead wrong about all of it 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z She focused on alternatives to the two-party primary system, which she came to view as the root of the problem. With Peltola’s Defeat of Palin, Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting Has a Moment 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z In the election, Harding defeated Governor James Cox of Ohio by the greatest majority in the history of two-party politics: 61 percent of the popular vote. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Let’s look at the two-party system, and then at opinions about public policy, economic policy, and social policy. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z She believes she would appeal to a large portion of the electorate who are fed up with the two-party system that controls politics. Ex-Miss America Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z As I said above, America needs and deserves a robust two-party system. I voted for Trump — twice. I was a right-wing pundit. I was dead wrong about all of it 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Cuomo said he’s ready to move forward in his new gig, and also advocated for the end of a two-party system in the United States. Chris Cuomo says he ‘lost a sense of purpose’ after CNN exit 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z This had been the case since the advent of a two-party political system and universal male suffrage in the Jacksonian era. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Supporters of the current system defend it as a manifestation of federalism, arguing that it also guards against the chaos inherent in a multiparty environment by encouraging the current two-party system. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Former Republican and Democratic luminaries say they are linking arms to form a new party as Americans increasingly tell pollsters they are fed up with extremes in the two-party system. Andrew Yang, Christine Todd Whitman launch a third party 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Historically, third parties have failed to thrive in America's two-party system. EXCLUSIVE Former Republicans and Democrats to form new third U.S. political party 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Even then, the left-wing Greens are aware of their limitations in the UK's two-party dominated system. How UK Greens are learning from overseas allies 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In choosing principle over distinct party identity, the Populists aligned themselves to the growing two-party American political system and would have difficulty maintaining party autonomy afterwards. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Electoral rules are probably not the only reason the United States has a two-party system. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z In five years, Spain’s two-party system shattered into an unwieldy five-party system. Perspective | It’s not just us. Western democracies are fragmenting. 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It is crucial that this country have a healthy two-party system. Opinion | Why Glenn Youngkin — or someone like him — must run in 2024 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z We support her not only because she is a competent, results-oriented public servant, well qualified for the governorship, but also because Maryland benefits from a vibrant two-party system. Opinion | The Post endorses Kelly Schulz in the GOP primary for Maryland governor 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Peinado, originally from the Salvadoran province of La Libertad, was a member of the New Ideas party that brought Bukele to power riding a populist tide of disgust with El Salvador’s two-party status quo. Latin American immigrants will raise protests at Summit of the Americas in L.A. 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The two-party system is also rooted in U.S. history. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Canada, like Britain, combines American-style elections, which produce what is not quite a two-party system in those countries but is close, with European-style parliaments. Why Canada races on gun policy when America crawls 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z How was it that Heard was allowed to deliberately plan and synchronize what she wrote with the release of a movie, a deliberate two-party effort? Why is Justin Chang dissing 'Downton' sequel? 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “It’s the end of the two-party system as we know it,” he said. Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z “With an independent, you’ll be able to break up the two-party dynamic.” Australia ousts conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In the American two-party system, the Democratic and Republican Parties spread relatively wide nets to try to encompass large segments of the population. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z The election delivered a clear rebuke to Australia’s traditional two-party system, both to Labor and the heavily defeated conservative coalition led by the Liberal party’s outgoing Prime Minister Morrison. Albanese elected Australia’s leader in complex poll result 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The two-party system may be past its sell-by date. From ‘MAGA Republicans’ to a $30 minimum wage, the political parties seem headed for a crackup 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z “In my view, their goal is to create a two-party system, Democrats and Republicans, in which both parties are responsive to the needs of corporate America and the billionaire class.” Bernie Sanders Prepares for ‘War’ With AIPAC and Its Super PAC 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z A poll for The Australian newspaper showed centre-left Labor maintaining its 53-47 lead on a two-party preferred basis against the conservative Liberal-National coalition, even as it showed Morrison extending his lead as the preferred leader. Australia PM trails in poll amid criticism over handling of China-Solomons deal 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The United States is traditionally a two-party system. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Looking at the French presidential election makes me grateful for our two-party system and constitutional safeguards. At a pivotal moment for Western unity over Ukraine, a divisive French presidential race 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Even as Morrison's personal ratings remained steady, his conservative Liberal National Party coalition could lose 10 seats and the election to Albanese's centre-left Labor, which leads 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis, the poll said. Australian election campaign begins, polls show opposition ahead 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Spain's growing political fragmentation makes it difficult to regain majorities like those of the years when a two-party system reigned. Spain's Popular Party picks new leader with eye on winning back far-right voters 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z The Anti-Masons and the Workingmen each attempted to escape the two-party straitjacket, but the Whigs and the Democrats absorbed them both. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The two-party system came into being because the structure of U.S. elections, with one seat tied to a geographic district, tends to lead to dominance by two major political parties. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Three statewide races this year will test Democrats’ hegemony and the relevance of California’s move to shake up the two-party system with an open primary. Commentary: Three California races that might shake up the June primary 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Since coming to power, Mr. Putin has also made Moscow into a paragon of fiscal rectitude, and, according to the former aide, he explored the idea of installing an American-style two-party system in Russia. Opinion | Putin Wants a Clash of Civilizations. Is ‘The West’ Falling for It? 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z They go on to make the case that moderate candidates need to find leverage within the two-party system, and that can be done by building cross-party coalitions between factions. To get politics back on track, get centrists to vote in primaries and midterms 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z But Jackson had laid the basis for the two-party arrangement of American public life that governed the republic until the eve of Civil War and remained as a general pattern ever afterward. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Given the obstacles to the formation of third parties, it is unlikely that serious challenges to the U.S. two-party system will emerge. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z “We’re still a two-party system, and they both fail us on a daily basis,” she said. Poll: Equality concerns rise, but few say voting is too hard 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z That's one party's spin in a news story about a two-party negotiation. The ‘stunning’ shift in how the media covers MLB labor strife 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Now, we no longer have to wonder what happens when one player of a two-party system devolves into extremism and takes a significant chunk of the media with it. Our democratic crisis is a media crisis. And the mainstream press is losing 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z In the current two-party system, the Democratic Party isn’t just the crucial institutional advocate of democracy. Opinion | Trump Won’t Let America Go. Can Democrats Pry It Away? 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Leaders are elected by the two-party conferences in each chamber. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z She resigned last week after seven hours as prime minister because a budget defeat prompted then-coalition partner the Greens to quit her two-party coalition. Sweden’s first female prime minister presents her government 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The latter was once part of a long-standing two-party duopoly along with the National Party, but has fallen to a distant third place in most polls. Honduras votes, leading leftist bids to end conservatives' 12-year rule 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z As the opinion polls' favorite, she could end a long run of two-party rule in Honduras, which been governed by the National Party and the Liberal Party for over 100 years. In Sunday's election, Xiomara Castro could end two-party rule in Honduras 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Andersson likely will form a two-party, minority government with her Social Democrats and the Green Party. Sweden’s parliament approves first female prime minister 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The negotiations that took place between the liberal and conservative wings of the Democratic Party would, were this a functional two-party system, have been conducted between Democrats and Republicans. Opinion | Building a better Build Back Better bill 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In their closing arguments on Monday, the defence team continued to lean on a two-party strategy that focused on the defendant's assertions that they were conducting a citizen's arrest and shot in self-defence. Ahmaud Arbery: Jury to decide fate of men accused in his murder 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Also, the weaker he seems politically, the more likely his predecessor is to seek a second term, thereby delaying restoration of the two-party system: Today’s tremulous GOP hardly counts. Opinion | Revived or comatose? Biden’s presidency one year from now. 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z She’s determined to make her presence in the race known, despite the structural hurdles of a two-party system. Blanding makes her voice heard in Virginia governor’s race 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Reared in a two-party system, Americans find it difficult to accept the legitimacy and effectiveness of traditional multiparty counterparts in most of Europe. Opinion | Germany’s new government and its inevitable coalitions 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Senate Democrats could win 51 percent of the two-party vote in the next two elections and end up with only 43 seats in the Senate. Opinion | David Shor Is Telling Democrats What They Don’t Want to Hear 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z This time, he’ll have the challenge of building a distinctive profile for himself outside the two-party system against an incumbent who still has strong support within the GOP. Third-party conservative challenges Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Yet he described the two-party system as “stuck,” saying he could be more “honest” about politics and politicians if he were not constrained by official membership as a Democrat. Andrew Yang Says He Left Democratic Party to Become Independent 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z “It was the continuous failure of the two-party system, especially the Democratic Party,” Blanding said in an interview with The Associated Press. Blanding makes her voice heard in Virginia governor’s race 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Because, when one party in our two-party system completely goes rogue, it falls on the other party to act. Do Democrats have the courage of Liz Cheney? 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “Mr. Spears has crossed unfathomable lines. While they are not evidence, the allegations warrant serious investigation,” he wrote, noting that California is a two-party consent state with regard to recording private communications. Britney Spears' lawyer goes off on dad: 'Mr. Spears has crossed unfathomable lines' 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z The victorious party still needs to form a coalition and there seems little chance of a repeat of the two-party grand coalition currently in charge. German elections: Voters decide who will take charge after Merkel 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z "For me, labels have been nothing but a hindrance. I don’t understand why people are so obsessed with them. I think it’s dangerous and the two-party system encourages those labels for young people," Pipko said. Model Elizabeth Pipko on fending off political labels, cancel culture: 'I'm going to fight that every day' 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Olaf Scholz, 63, of the Social Democratic Party, is a familiar face to Germans as the country’s finance minister and vice chancellor under its current two-party coalition government. What you need to know about Germany’s election 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Unlike the American two-party system, Canada has multiple political parties. Canada election: Why it’s easier to vote in Canada than the US 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z The truth is that in a two-party system, voters have only two choices, so protest votes are self-defeating, as is sitting out elections or supporting the opposition to scare your favored side into better behavior. Democrats continue to struggle with men of color 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The show turns the collaborative nature of activism into a competition and exploits the hopelessness experienced under the US’s highly unproductive two-party system. CBS’s ‘The Activist’ seems to think doomscrolling equals activism 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z She and another vaccine opponent, Mark Blaxill, had formed a political party in 2011 to run candidates who oppose vaccine mandates and “medical injury,” but they found the two-party system to be too entrenched. Opinion | This Is the Moment the Anti-Vaccine Movement Has Been Waiting For 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z He was able to form a two-party coalition government that was the same as the previous one. World Digest: Aug. 22, 2021 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z America is locked into a two-party system that presents a different dynamic, and Nazi ideology was never strong in the U.S. The dark history of the "Great Replacement": Tucker Carlson's racist fantasy has deep roots 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z In a two-party system, if you don’t want the Trump Republicans to win, you must vote Democratic. Democrats continue to struggle with men of color 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Morrison's Liberal-National Party coalition government is also trailing opposition Labor on a two-party preferred basis, where votes for minor parties are distributed, by 47-53. Australia PM's ratings hit pandemic lows amid lockdowns 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Our two-party system leads to the idea that there are two and only two sides — Democratic or Republican — to most issues. Opinion | I live in a Democratic bubble. Here’s why that’s okay. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Our democracy works best in a two-party system. Why Trump must be prosecuted: Nothing less can break the twisted bond with his supporters 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z “It’s impossible to sustain a democracy in a two-party system when one of the parties is not willing to play by the rules of the game.” Trump’s grip on GOP sparks fears about democratic process 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z But we, too, are stuck in this two-party system, and as such, we must do whatever it takes to prevent calamity and eke out progress. Democrats continue to struggle with men of color 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Five parties were bidding aggressively at first, but once the price reached about $700,000, it became a two-party contest, he said. Handwritten example of famous Einstein equation gets $1.2M 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z It's a debased truism of our decaying two-party system: Every moment of political conflict is an apocalypse waiting to happen. America on the knife's edge: Will the next year determine the fate of democracy? 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z A legacy of this effort is a de facto two-party system in local education politics — with candidates funded by charter supporters on one side and those with teachers-union backing on the other. Eli Broad rose to service when L.A. was at a low point. His imprint is impossible to miss 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z “I really want there to be a good two-party system,” said Copan, a former senior officer with the American Gas Association. Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president’s agenda 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z But those same founders quickly formed parties, and a two-party system evolved soon after. Perspective | Five myths about political parties 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Morrison’s government also trails opposition Labor on a two-party preferred basis, where votes for minor parties are distributed, by 52-48. Australian PM Morrison's approval rating falls to lowest in a year 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z For four long years, the whole mainstream media sphere has been laced with talk about the need for a healthy GOP, a vibrant two-party system, and a return to true conservative values. Can a "true" conservatism be redeemed after Trump? Maybe — if it embraces liberalism 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Continuing to pretend like we still live in a two-party representative system will only give room and cover to a fascist movement that is intentionally and systematically demolishing democracy and civil liberties. CPAC veers into neo-Nazi fantasy: Was it deliberate? That hardly matters 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z “I think we can surmise that write-in voters are frustrated or making a mockery of the two-party system,” DePlato said. Dissatisfied with choices, voters write in athletes, coaches 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Given the entrenchment of the two-party system, the best option seems to be remaining in the GOP as long as conscience allows. Opinion | There’s only one political party right now 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The bipolar two-party systems that defined most major European democracies during the postwar decades have already collapsed, or been rendered unrecognizable. Democracy's dance of death: Trump is gone — kinda. But the crisis is still here 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z It will be mourned by everyone who understands the need for a two-party system. Impeachment trial: RIP, Republican Party 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z And that’s a good sign for the GOP and for two-party democracy. California Senate Republicans take a step back from Trump with new leader 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It might determine whether the Republican Party can be a plausible participant in the healthy oscillations of a temperate two-party system. Opinion | Now begins McConnell’s project to shrink Trump’s GOP influence 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z That can’t continue if the party has any hope of reclaiming conservatism from nihilistic rot - something every American should be rooting for to maintain a healthy two-party system. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z The future of our two-party democracy, and our entire country, will hang in the balance. Why do 70 million Americans — and many members of Congress — still follow Trump? 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z “It is high time we become the party of Lincoln and not a party on the fringe. Hawaii deserves better than that. It deserves a functioning two-party system,” Okimoto said in an emailed statement. Hawaii GOP chair resigns after party tweets about QAnon 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z District three’s makeup was an example of how “a healthy and strong two-party system” was impossible in Maryland according to Hogan. Hogan establishes redistricting reform commission 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z I firmly believe that our nation has thrived while governed by a two-party political system. Opinion | Whither the Republican Party After Trump? 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z After decades of two-party dominance, third-party candidates significantly expanded their share of the vote in the governor’s race, signaling that a political realignment is underway. Puerto Rico’s Deposed Governor Describes His Family’s Panicked Flight From the Island 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z So, in our two-party system, Republicans have been all about give-aways to the rich while manipulating the emotions of less well-off white Americans. America's long road to a fascist assault on the Capitol 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z The reason the U.S. is effectively a one-party state, and only nominally a two-party one, is obvious and known to all: Democrats and Republicans serve the same masters. Can we save democracy from the two-party system? 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z But following it up with one Senate runoff victory and potentially a second, Democrats proved its status as a two-party battleground going forward. GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Black turnout fuels Warnock victory 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Georgia’s evolution from Democrats’ “Solid South” to one-party GOP domination and now to two-party battleground isn’t as much about changing minds as it is population growth and generational shifts. Big Questions: Georgia tests battleground status, Trump era 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Our two-party system is an insult to our intelligence and destined to fail. Two-party system: Citizens are losers 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z For several election cycles. the Dare County Democrat and his allies extended his party’s majority in the Senate even as North Carolina evolved further into a two-party state. Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z The U.S. is said to have a two-party system, but many have observed that the parties are suspiciously similar, and refer to the system as a duopoly. Can we save democracy from the two-party system? 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Political experts expect multi-ethnic parties to win some councillors, although perhaps not enough to seriously damage the two-party nationalist majority. For Bosnia, historic Mostar is a test for change 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The proposal was put forward in October by Sweden’s two-party Social Democrat-Green Party minority government, and it received immediate backing from two smaller opposition groups. Sweden ups defense budget 40% due to regional tensions 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z A two-party system serves politicians best and citizens least. Two-party system: Citizens are losers 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The proposal was put forward in October by Sweden’s two-party Social Democrat-Green Party minority government, and it received immediate backing from two smaller opposition groups. Sweden ups defense budget 40% due to regional tensions 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Politics will be like it was before, only more so: Mired in contradiction, with the two-party system deeply entrenched yet both established parties headed for the rocks. What will American politics be like after Trump? First of all, he's not going away 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z He showed in the two-party system that an impeachment conviction is nearly impossible. Opinion | Whether the polls were right or wrong, they did show a country that is changing 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Republican and Democrats are bracing for an unprecedented national-scale campaign in Georgia, a newfound two-party battleground where a record turnout of roughly 5 million split almost evenly. Republicans reprise warnings of leftism in Georgia races 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z A strong two-party system signals a healthy democracy. Editorial Roundup: Indiana 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The first is that as outstanding votes are counted, the two-party vote margins may shrink in some states. Analysis | USPS ballot problems unlikely to change outcomes in competitive states 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z On average, the data reveal the gender gap in two-party support to be nearly 13 points among those who are registered to vote. It’s Not Just Suburban Women. A Lot of Groups Have Turned Against Trump. 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Three insightful chroniclers of the state of the American political scene will discuss economics, nationalism, racism, the two-party system, where America is now and where it is going on the eve of a presidential election. How to watch this week's Festival of Books events with Kurt Andersen, Emily Bernard and Frank Wilderson 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Aksteter, who participated in the survey, said he was torn about participating in this year’s election because while he finds Mr. Trump beyond the pale, he does not support the two-party system. In Georgia, Democrats Target the True Silent Majority: People Who Don’t Vote 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z While Nierenberg said a robust two-party system is best for the country, he said Trump has shown no ability to lead, as shown by the coronavirus pandemic. Biden laps Trump in big money from Washington state as some traditional GOP donors sit this one out 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z When it came to voting, like many Americans, she was put off by the two-party system. 'The system is broken': Americans cast their vote for better healthcare 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z “As we legitimize and normalize Independent politics, we prepare ourselves to rise as the two-party system crumbles,” the group noted in a statement. Presidential independents stage own debate 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The two-party system likely lends weight to Pons’s finding: compared with citizens of other countries, American voters are significantly less likely to change their decision in the two months leading up to an election. Presidential Debates Have Shockingly Little Effect on Election Outcomes 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Over time, the development of a two-party system with national nominating conventions – which allows parties to broker coalitions and unite behind a single presidential candidate – has basically ensured that the Electoral College produces a winner. How Congress could decide the 2020 election 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Attacks on Trump — including a chant that combined his name with a four-letter word — got far more applause than attacks on the two-party system. Biden stiff-arms the left — which holds its fire 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Our nation is moving even deeper into minority rule: The House aside, the U.S. government is controlled by the less popular party in a polarized two-party system. Perspective | It’s dangerous when the minority party rules everyone else 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z No Republican has won the White House without carrying the state since the advent of the modern two-party system, and no Democrat has since 1960. Trump’s Ohio suburb slide signals peril in industrial north 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z And George Wallace’s third-party candidacy for president in 1968, running on a segregation platform and winning five states in the process, was the last gasp for segregationists operating outside of the two-party system. How the Black Vote Became a Monolith 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Since 2008, it has faced political polarization so intense that its two-party system has split into four. Perspective | The U.S. shows all the signs of a country spiraling toward political violence 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z The two-party system would splinter into factions seeking a plurality by appealing to single-issue voters. Documentary defends Electoral College from escalating popular-vote movement 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z David Brooks, in describing how the Republican Party needs to change, is more optimistic than I am about maintaining our two-party system. Opinion | The Future of the G.O.P. After Trump 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z “They believe it undermines their counterpart within the two-party cartel. The Green Party rejects the idea of any candidate ‘taking away the vote’ of another candidate. Dems get Green Party kicked off ballot after pressuring petition-signers; ‘voter suppression’ alleged 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Seattle, now overwhelmingly Democratic, was then a two-party town. Slade Gorton, former Washington US senator, dies at 92 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z On the day general elections were held – although that doesn’t narrow it down much – AS announced the end of the “end of the two-party system” with six teams within two points at the top. It’s the Sids 2020! The complete review of La Liga's 2019-20 season | Sid Lowe 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Outright opposition to additional stimulus from the Republicans’ right flank may only further empower Democrats when two-party talks begin. Trump Officials Float Idea of Narrow Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z I think it’s clear from the fracturing of the Republican Party that the political “new normal” will not resemble our current two-party system. Opinion | The Future of the G.O.P. After Trump 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z “The two-party system in the U.S. is very well entrenched, and suggestions of a viable new party are unrealistic,” David Hopkins, a Boston College political science professor who specializes in American politics, told Fox News. Could Black Lives Matter get on the ballot? 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z At least two-party officials in Fengtai district were fired on Monday, as well as the manager of the market “failing to implement” proper virus prevention and control work, according to state media. China locks down 10 more neighborhoods, fires officials amid coronavirus resurgence: reports 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The singer said that the protests are about more than race, but also the "institutional injustices" put in place due to the electoral college, lobbyists and the two-party system. System of a Down members Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan disagree over Donald Trump's handling of protests 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Our two-party system is failing us in part because the parties themselves have lost the ability to function as intended. Presenting your Senate Power Rankings 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z The convention emerged in the 19th Century, with the growth of two-party politics. What should the opposition do in a crisis? 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress, accused the current and former state attorney generals of violating his First Amendment rights and abusing California’s two-party recording law to silence “disfavored speech.” Pro-life investigator Daleiden sues Kamala Harris, Planned Parenthood for conspiracy 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z In general, it is Sanders supporters, and among them non-voters and skeptics of the two-party system. Stop shaming young voters and the left, Democrats — if you want to win, start listening instead 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z McMullin would like to see America move beyond the two-party system. 'Are you a spoiler?': why critics fear Amash's Libertarian bid may ensure a Trump win 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Not only is it not built for it, but there are two problems with this strong, truly nationalized two-party system with both sides competing for narrow majorities. Can multi-party democracy break us out of the "doom loop" of American politics? 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z For a group of California technologists dismayed by what they see as the populist turn of both national parties, the solution — albeit only a statewide one — is to ditch the two-party system altogether. Silicon Valley Leaders’ Plea to Democrats: Anyone but Sanders 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Specifically, American two-party electoral politics formed a bulwark against the rise of a socialist party like the one in Germany. Opinion | The fringes are absorbing the parties. That’s dangerous. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z After nearly a century of two-party centre ground politics people voted for change. 'People voted for change': readers on the Irish election result 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland programme on Monday, Ms McDonald said there was "no doubt the politics of the two-party system is now gone and over". Irish election count continues as Sinn Féin surges 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z “This is no longer a two-party system,” said Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein, formerly the political wing of the Irish Republican Army. Ireland’s left-wing nationalist Sinn Fein party surges in historic but inconclusive election 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z “This is no longer a two-party system,” she said. Sinn Féin to try to form ruling coalition after Irish election success 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z There is not, however, much in the way of two-party competition. Wealth and struggle in a liberal bubble that Elizabeth Warren calls home 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The Socialists slipped into an “intellectual laziness” abetted by France’s two-party system, which pitted the left against the right, he said. A New Home for French Socialists, on Paris’s Periphery 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Labor also overtook Morrison’s Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis, where votes for minor parties are distributed between the major parties, for the first time since Australia’s election last May. Australian prime minister's approval rating slumps as bushfires rage 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z “It is the corruption of a two-party system that responds exclusively to benefit particular financial interest groups,” Natal continued. Puerto Rico earthquakes are just the latest in a string of shocks for US island 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z He dominated a two-party coalition with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement. Packing into piazzas, Italy’s ‘Sardines’ are demonstrating against a politician who isn’t in power 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z The first-past-the-post system works well within a two-party system, but not where there are multiple parties. The U.K. Election Explained, in One Number 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z But the consequences of the political realignment in Britain, as in the United States, are much graver because their two-party systems prevent left-wing parties from simply resolving their differences by splitting. How Labour’s Working-Class Vote Crumbled and Its Nemesis Won the North 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z It is true that both share a first-past-the-post system, with single-member districts, leading to a two-party system, but that is about it. Centrists say this is proof Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren can't win. They are wrong | Cas Mudde 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The Legislature passed the law this year after Democrats ended two-party rule in Albany by taking over the state Senate. Hope, worry, lawsuits as NY enacts immigrant license law 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The star argued that the country's two-party system is flawed. Michael Douglas says America's two-party system not working: 'Collaboration is vilified' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The journalist became a target in Malta’s tribal two-party political arena, with her personal security increasingly under threat. Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Malta PM vows to stay until investigation complete 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Bloomberg, who was elected mayor in 2001 as a Republican, repeatedly explored running for president as an independent candidate but eventually concluded that a candidate from outside the two-party system could not win. Michael Bloomberg Joins 2020 Democratic Field for President 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Four years ago, Spain’s two-party system turned into a much more fragmented landscape, in part because of the emergence of Mr. Iglesias and his party. Spain’s Left Comes Up With Tentative Deal to Form a Government 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The principal contribution of two-party domination has been the incentive each has felt to reach for the center. Opinion | Let’s have more than two candidates in the general-election presidential debates 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Spanish politics, she said, long defined by a left-right and two-party split, was now “very clearly shaped by the ideology of nationalism, with Vox as the clearest answer to the Catalans.” Spain’s Far Right Gains in Election 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Four years ago, Spain’s two-party system turned into a much more fragmented landscape, with five parties, led by younger leaders, winning at least 10 percent of the vote. Another Election in Spain Threatens to Deepen the Political Deadlock 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z For more than three decades the Socialists and conservatives dominated a two-party landscape. Spain votes again in bid to end political crisis 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z With scathing rhetoric and a doctorate in economics, Sawant frequently slams big business and its local and global influence, denouncing corporate greed and the national two-party system. Amazon spends big in attempt to defeat Socialist city council member in Seattle election 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Since its emergence in the republic’s earliest years, the two-party system has served the nation well. Opinion | Let’s have more than two candidates in the general-election presidential debates 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “In a state that was long considered leaning red and two-party competitive at best, who could have predicted that the Republican Party would fall so dramatically and quickly?” On the day after, Republicans face a blue Virginia 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z If they reverse course and tack to the center, they may again become a force in a state that would benefit from a vibrant two-party competition. Opinion | Republicans in Virginia are toast — because they toasted themselves 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z In the event, despite portentous predictions about the end of two-party politics, Labour and the Conservatives scooped up 82.4% of the vote between them – the highest score for the two main parties since 1970. Five factors that could be decisive to general election outcome 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Noah questioned the likelihood of all African-Americans being brainwashed and brought up the two-party system in America. Trevor Noah criticizes Kanye West's comments on hip-hop, abortion: 'Are you s---ing me?' 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z In retrospect, the Framers’ decision to set a higher bar for conviction provided a useful measure of protection for American democracy under the two-party system. The Danger of the Supermajority Requirement in an Age of Impeachment 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Despite growing frustration with the country’s politics, his aborted run serves as a cautionary tale about the resiliency of the country’s two-party political system. Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz announces he will not run for president 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z As he tested the waters on his book tour, he spoke of what he saw as a broken two-party system and a sizable chunk of moderate voters exhausted by political extremes. Howard Schultz, Former Starbucks Chief, Won’t Run for President in 2020 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z But a victory by the Sanders/Warren wing would likely set off a bomb in our two-party system. Democrats, don’t make Trumpism and socialism the only choices 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z When you have single-member districts and plurality voting, it inevitably leads to a highly polarized two-party system. America's elections need a revolution: Democrats offer a drastic new plan to save our democracy 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z But now, Salvini is making a play for more power, while pushing to upend the populist two-party coalition he dominates. Matteo Salvini is already Italy’s most powerful politician. So why is he trying to bring down the government? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z He vowed to use the money he had planned to commit to the campaign to invest in people and organizations that promote ideas to “move the country beyond two-party gridlock.” Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz announces he will not run for president 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “Currency wars are guaranteed not to stay two-party affairs.” A heightened US-China financial war imperils global economy 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Trump knows in his bones the central fact of two-party presidential politics. Opinion | Elections are an unpopularity contest. And Trump knows how to win them. 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jonia Broderick says she likes McAdams, but hopes her expected run in the 4th Congressional District can help the United Utah Party break through the two-party system. Third-party candidate weighing run against Democrat McAdams 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The battle for Westminster suddenly looked like a four-party rather than a two-party one. Who would win if a general election was held now? 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z “We might need a new party. I’m not a fan of the two-party system.” Netroots activists’ disdain for Biden highlights ‘new generation’ break with establishment Democrats 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The country’s two-party, center-left minority needs the backing of a majority to sign it. Sweden won’t sign UN nuclear ban treaty 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Perot’s model, of running as a third-party candidate in a two-party political system, taught Trump that he needed to run as a Republican in 2016 – a lesson that ultimately led to his victory. Ross Perot donated to Trump’s re-election campaign before death: report 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z In a Washington Post op-ed published July 4, the Michigan congressman said the two-party system is in a “partisan death spiral.” Amash doesn’t rule out 2020 bid, potentially complicating Trump’s path to reelection 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Fox News contributor Kat Timpf told the panel that Amash's "bigger point is getting lost" in the conversation about the "frustration with the two-party system," which was something she aligns with. Outnumbered: Trump trashing Justin Amash on Twitter is him 'at his best and worst' 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z He maintained that most Americans are not “rigidly partisan” and that the country can do better than the two-party system. Rep. Justin Amash, lone GOP critic of Trump, leaves Republican Party 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Amash, a representative from Michigan, attributed his departure from the Republican party to a broader concern about two-party politics, not strictly frustrations with Republicans. Justin Amash quits Republican party to fight ‘partisan death spiral’ 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z The Republican Party’s position among the European far right is especially striking because of the United States’ two-party system, which leaves less room for fringe groups. Opinion | What Happened to America’s Political Center of Gravity? 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Both parties appear primarily driven by fear, which is not a great look for a two-party democracy. Frontrunner or dead man walking: What we talk about when we talk about Joe Biden 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z "I too am frustrated with the two-party system because I''m not a Republican or a Democrat and I just don't understand why it is the way it is," Timpf explained. Outnumbered: Trump trashing Justin Amash on Twitter is him 'at his best and worst' 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z “Today it is obvious that Americans, no matter how unsatisfied they are, are not ready to embrace an alternative to our two-party system,” Vance and Baird said in a statement. ‘We were wrong’: Washington PAC supporting independents sees no future for centrist third party 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z The Michigan congressman argued that the two-party system champions party loyalty above serving Americans. Justin Amash quits Republican party to fight ‘partisan death spiral’ 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z For someone who has, in the past, seemed more interested in political arguments than power, he has even started talking again about breaking the two-party monopoly on British politics at the next general election. The highs and lows of Nigel Farage 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the poor performance of both the Conservatives and Labour will inevitably raise questions about the future of the country's two-party system. What the EU election tells us about support for Brexit 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Farage’s ambitious aim is the destruction of Britain’s two-party system in favor of a new political alignment — with himself as kingmaker. Nigel Farage taps anger in UK’s Brexit-dominated EU election 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Of course, there are differences between India, with its multitude of parties and parliamentary democracy, and the two-party system in the United States. U.S.-style polarization has arrived in India. Modi is at the heart of the divide. 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z "We've got a two-party system that now serves nothing but itself," he said. European elections 'ultimate protest vote' 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z The Brexit Party and Change UK - formerly The Independent Group - both want to break what they say is the two-party stranglehold on British politics. How they compare - Brexit Party v Change UK 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z There were many exceptions to this rule, of course, but generally, the vaunted “two-party system” kept a giant, diverse nation together through a long, twilight struggle. Opinion | America is facing a legitimacy crisis 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z If anything, Spanish politics splintered further, just four years after the collapse of the country’s two-party system. Spain’s Election Gives a Lift to the Left and a Warning to the Far Right 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z But the poll, conducted by YouGov/Galaxy for News Corp media and published on Saturday, showed the coalition still trailed Labor 48-52 on a more important two-party preferred basis. Australian PM promises migration cut, refugee freeze if re-elected 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Arguing that neither the Conservatives nor Labour now represent mainstream opinion in the UK, Dorrell says that the current two-party system no longer serves the interests of the electorate. Tories hit by new defections and slump in opinion polls as party divide widens 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Nor were the Presidents Adams ever sanguine about the two-party system, which may be the most distinguishing feature in their common political profile. Adams family values: two presidents with a message for Trump's America 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Might it provide stability in our two-party system or inhibit sore losers in the primaries from mounting independent campaigns? Opinion | It’s not time to throw out the electoral college 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Howard Schultz explains that the reason he’s seriously considering an independent run for the White House is “the two-party system is broken.” Could an independent succeed in 2020? Howard Schultz putting question to test 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z After briefly threatening to upend America’s two-party system, the Populist party collapsed after selecting the Democratic nominee for president, William Jennings Bryan, who lost in 1896. Why the populist wave is setting the tone for Democratic candidates 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Frustrated by what they see as the outdated and ineffective deadlock of the two-party political orthodoxy, a shiny new breakaway faction has emerged in Parliament called The Independent Group. Opinion | Britain Is Drowning Itself in Nostalgia 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Democratic candidates on average received 51 percent of the two-party vote for state House seats while Republicans received 49 percent, and yet Democratic candidates won just 46 percent of the House seats. Analysis calculates GOP benefit in North Carolina House map 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Republican candidates received 51 percent of the two-party vote compared to Democrats’ 49 percent. AP: GOP redistricting edge moderated Democrats’ 2018 gains 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “When people say he’s a spoiler, we frame it as the ‘two-party system is broken, and it’s time for a centrist leader who will bring the country together,’” Mr. Strimple said. A Risk Starbucks Won’t Mention: Howard Schultz Could Help Trump 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “I’ve come to the conclusion that the two-party system for all too long now is broken,” he told a full ballroom. At South by Southwest, presidential hopefuls woo hipsters and techies 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Politically, it looks better to show that you'll talk to the other side, and practically, you can't be productive in a two-party system without working with your adversaries from time to time. In defense of Fox News: What Democrats miss by skipping a debate on the conservative cable channel 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Republican congressional candidates received 51 percent of the two-party vote compared to Democrats’ 49 percent. Analysis calculates GOP benefit in North Carolina House map 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The analysis shows Pennsylvania Democrats could have expected to win a 10-8 congressional majority based on getting about 55 percent of the total two-party vote. AP: GOP redistricting edge moderated Democrats’ 2018 gains 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z No, he said, Italy’s fractious two-party coalition is not on the verge of collapse. The testy marriage at the center of Italy’s government 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z "Let's just lay it out, the two-party system is broken and not working on behalf of the American people," he said. Howard Schultz: Dems will play 'spoiler' if they pick a nominee with socialist values 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Millions of voters are left feeling not only frustrated but homeless, with unprecedented strain on the stability and legitimacy of the two-party system. As foreign secretary I argued against an EU referendum. Now I back one | David Miliband 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The case would help shatter the nation’s two-party system, transform how the public viewed the people running the country and, eventually, bring down a government. Spain’s Watergate: inside the corruption scandal that changed a nation 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z In the only three districts Democrats won last November, they carried at least 70 percent of the two-party vote. AP: GOP redistricting edge moderated Democrats’ 2018 gains 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s parallel with the U.S.: people are profoundly frustrated with the two-party system. David Runciman on Brexit and the Crisis in Britain’s Labour Party 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “The two-party system is not working for the American people.” Howard Schultz: Dems will play 'spoiler' if they pick a nominee with socialist values 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Goldstone said Burdett is taking the plea for a sentence of probation before judgment because there is not a public policy exception to the two-party consent taping rule in the case. Md. marijuana activist charged with wiretapping for recording meeting with congressional staffer 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z “As with Nixon, there’s a twin compulsion there. He doesn’t mind being hated by the ruling two-party élites, but he wants to be appreciated for his accomplishments.” Roger Stone’s and Jerome Corsi’s Time in the Barrel 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It clandestinely recorded conversations, but never in jurisdictions that required “two-party” consent, which would have made the practice illegal. Private Mossad for Hire 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z His approach appealed to poor and working-class Venezuelans alienated from the previous two-party system that many viewed as favoring a long-entrenched oligarchy and U.S. oil giants. Even in barrios once devoted to Hugo Chavez, murmurs of opposition grow in Venezuela 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z He replaced Iran’s two-party political system with a single political organization, downplayed the role of Islam in public life and used his internal security organization, SAVAK, to jail and sometimes torture opponents. It’s been 40 years since Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Here’s how the country has changed 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The two-party consent recording law in Maryland, Goldstone said, was designed to prevent people from recording private activities, such as someone in a bathroom, without a person’s consent. Md. marijuana activist charged with wiretapping for recording meeting with congressional staffer 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Stone refers to the “two-party duopoly” that brought about “endless wars” in the Middle East and “the erosion of civil liberties” at home. Roger Stone’s and Jerome Corsi’s Time in the Barrel 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The truth is a tectonic shift is occurring in American politics that threatens our current two-party system. Howard Schultz’s independence could be a blessing for centrists 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z “Despite the torrent of skepticism from Twitter, Washington, D.C., the political punditocracy, and partisan elites, the American people reacted positively to the idea that the two-party system is broken and it’s time.” Howard Schultz plans policy speech Thursday as he moves toward presidential run 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Our two-party system is no longer capable of solving big problems. Opinion | Sorry, Larry Hogan. Centrism doesn’t work in Washington. 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z An election of Bukele, 37, would put an end to decades of two-party rule in El Salvador. Salvadoran front-runner seeks to end decades of 2-party rule 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Meyers was a bit incredulous over Schultz’s bid as a “centrist independent” outside the two-party system – Schultz thinks people will vote for him just because he’s the CEO of a coffee company? Stephen Colbert: 'Trump is denying US intel and reality' 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Today there is a growing movement to create a centrist alternative to our broken two-party system. Howard Schultz’s independence could be a blessing for centrists 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Schultz offered almost no policy prescriptions Thursday, and decried a two-party system focused on “revenge politics.” Howard Schultz offers few specifics Thursday as he tests hometown waters for White House bid 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The answer is simple: an entrenched two-party system that rewards unity and destroys outliers. Opinion | Sorry, Larry Hogan. Centrism doesn’t work in Washington. 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z These two problems — our broken two-party system and the reelection of Trump — are not mutually exclusive. Howard Schultz: Spirit of Seattle informs my deliberation of independent presidential run 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z "Becoming better begins by repairing our broken two-party system, which is why I am seriously considering running for president of the United States as a centrist independent." Howard Schultz argues his case for a possible 2020 bid: "The idea of a third choice will resonate" 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Schultz, a self-proclaimed lifelong Democrat, suggested the country’s two-party system isn’t working, and that he agrees with certain policies on both sides. Howard Schultz heckled by Trump protester at book event: ‘You egotistical billionaire ass–-!’ 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z “I will run as a centrist independent, outside of the two-party system.” Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz confirms he's considering 2020 run 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “I will run as a centrist independent outside the two-party system.” Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz confirms interest in independent 2020 bid, as Democratic worries rise 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z On that day in 1958, a popular uprising overthrew a military dictatorship, ushering in a stable two-party democracy. No pity for corrupt Maduro, who has broken his country. Now, democracy must have its day | Michael Reid 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z The party, called Bread and Roses, identifies itself as an alternative to the two-party system. Maryland certifies country's first new socialist party in decades 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Her reign saw the unification of Scotland and England, Britain taking possession of Gibraltar, and the development of the two-party system. Who was the queen brought to life by Olivia Colman? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z If we are going to maintain a two-party system, the mandate needs to be a clear one. Editorials from around New England 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z A self-funded independent campaign by a well-known billionaire focused on attacking the two-party duopoly that has long defined presidential politics has the potential to reshape the dynamics of the race. Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz confirms interest in independent 2020 bid, as Democratic worries rise 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z “This state deserves a two-party system,” said Travis Allen, a state assemblyman who ran in the primary for governor and is a candidate to become party chairman. ‘There Isn’t Hope for Us’: Once Dominant, California Republicans Are on the Ropes 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In the November elections, Republican candidates received an average of 57 percent of the two-party vote across Missouri’s 163 House districts, yet Republicans won 71 percent of the seats. Missouri turns to math formula to deter gerrymandering 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z By comparison, Democrats in Pennsylvania received 54 percent of this year’s total two-party vote for congressional candidates, including one race where a Democratic incumbent ran unopposed. Midterm elections reveal effects of gerrymandered districts 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z So even Mr. O’Rourke’s defeat had tinges of victory for Democrats, helping to rekindle a notion that many had believed was years away from reviving in Texas: the two-party state. A Two-Party Texas and Other Takeaways From the Cruz-O’Rourke Race 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z He blames the two-party system for a lack of job growth over three decades, as well as higher taxes and a dearth of investment in transportation and education. In Connecticut, What’s Worst: Trump, Gov. Malloy or the Economy? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z In Mississippi, one of the big efforts in the post-war years was establishing for the sake of diversity and patriotic argument a real two-party system. Mississippi editorial roundup 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “What the Republican Party is focused on is making incremental changes in order to provide the state of Hawaii a choice, in that we would provide a viable two-party system,” Ostrov said. Diminished Hawaii Republicans aim to incrementally rebuild 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Mostly, he thinks the entire city government would benefit from a little two-party scrutiny. An ‘urban Republican’ runs for city council in Trump-despising, Democratic D.C. 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z But that is not a substitute for a genuine two-party system. Editorials from around New England 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Miner says she wants to disrupt the two-party system, which she blames for corruption, inefficiency and divisiveness. She Split With Cuomo. Now Comes Her Long, Long, Long-Shot Bid to Replace Him. 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The Daily Journal and some other newspapers, as well as some civic leaders, encouraged a two-party system to stimulate conversations and debate about good governance. Mississippi editorial roundup 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z By law the two-party coalition needs a two-thirds majority in the 120-member parliament to ratify the agreement. Macedonian PM issues ultimatum in name-change battle 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z He also states that 68 percent of voters say the two-party system isn’t working. Third-party candidates: ‘Not wasting your vote’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Fundamentals predicted that Clinton would win a greater share of the two-party vote, which she did. Analysis | A fresh look back at 2016 finds America with an identity crisis 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Well, what’s unbreakable about the two-party system is the money that’s involved, and whether or not we like to admit it or not, politics is money. Gary Johnson wants to be the Senate swing vote — and a “Better Call Saul” cameo 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Using only economic variables and data from elections over the last century, Professor Fair projects that the Democratic Party is likely to win 50.74 percent of the two-party popular vote for the House. What if the Economy and Markets Are Even Better Than They Look? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Mathis described himself as a lifelong Democrat who became a Republican a year and half ago and ran for office because he believes “a two-party system benefits all Prince Georgians.” Virginia teacher charged with sex offenses involving children 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “Traditionally in the two-party system, politicians and their team try to make their base bigger,” said Haley Barbour, the former Mississippi governor and Republican National Committee chairman. A Trump Endorsement Can Decide a Race. Here’s How to Get One. 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Arguably the biggest boundary today’s socialists are willing to cross is the two-party system. Opinion | The New Socialists 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z What are your thoughts about the challenges that third party candidates are facing, and is there really a future for third parties given the seemingly unbreakable two-party system? Gary Johnson wants to be the Senate swing vote — and a “Better Call Saul” cameo 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Afterward, Orman wrote a book, “A Declaration of Independents,” about breaking the “two-party stranglehold” on American politics. Independent upends Kansas governor’s race against Kobach 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Such a two-party deal is highly unlikely, given the opposition to such an arrangement in Congress, by Mexico and among the North American industries that depend on the current framework. Canada on the Sidelines as U.S. and Mexico Near an Agreement on Nafta 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z A two-party system is the key to American democracy. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z America needs a constitutional amendment to do away with the two-party system once and for all. Opinion | If You Could Amend the Constitution 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z A middle-of-the-road two-party system built on the exclusion of certain groups, based on their racial or other identity, lacks legitimacy, even if a lot of people in power say otherwise. Opinion | Think before you mob 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z We live in a two-party system, so by default that means empowering the Democrats, and I realize that that proposition is not without its problems. Care about kids in cages? Then it’s time to break the Republican grip on power 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z But in a two-party system, he sees the Democrats as the lone hope to prevent an ultimate unraveling of democratic norms. A GOP strategist abandons his party and calls for the election of Democrats 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Even with all its evident faults, we think the two-party system is too easily despised and its value much under-appreciated. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Trump likes to talk up the fact that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, which is obvious bad faith, and reflects zero understanding of the history of America's two-party system since then. Donald Trump’s latest racist troll: Exploiting Muhammad Ali to attack contemporary activists 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z One of the curious developments within our entrenched and institutionalized two-party democratic process is the growth being seen outside of the two parties. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z This two-party, all-in, absolute partisan divide suffocates diversity of thought and discourages any incentive to find common ground. Alabama editorial roundup 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Today, the streamlined League is a partner in a two-party government coalition and, according to polls, may soon be the country’s dominant political force. Matteo Salvini, League look to be Italy’s dominant political force 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z In many respects, the obduracy with which political leaders and their acolytes cling to stupid opinions and policies in the face of changing context is an inevitable outgrowth of two-party politics. Why admitting you're wrong should be the new right 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Is the two-party system in California about to die? Essential California: The fight over speaking Spanish 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr Iglesias said its success marked the birth of "a new Spain" and the death of decades of two-party politics. Spanish leftist survives 'hypocrisy' vote 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z One is electoral reform, with a view to ending the two-party system. The primeval tribalism of American politics 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z In 2016, Trump easily won the county, while Clinton ended up with the lowest share of the two-party vote since Reagan’s 1984 reelection landslide. A year in Trump Country 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “But for now, the power has been returned to the Malaysian people, as we have ushered in a two-party system,” Ms. Gabriel said. In Malaysia, the Old Prime Minister Promises a New Order 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z When asked by pollsters, voters frequently identify as independent and say they’re disillusioned with the two-party system. Poll: There’s a path for independent legislative candidates in Washington, if they can get past primary 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z This we do know: Presidential majorities are built by the electoral college as it has evolved, adapting to the two-party system. Opinion | Does Trump even understand the electoral college? 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z “We are certainly open to a two-party solution as a likely outcome.” Mike Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a U.S. priority 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z The WFP is entirely pragmatic about the limitations of a third party in a two-party system. Democrats, watch out on your left 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The 48-52% result, based on a two-party preferred measure, is a boost for the Labor opposition. Australia PM fails own popularity yardstick 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z NY needs a two-party system to keep politicians honest. Democrats in New York State Senate Reconcile After Years of Infighting 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z She is credited with strengthening consumer protections and labor rights and passing an electoral reform law that made Chile’s political system more inclusive by breaking up a two-party system and broadening the participation of women. In Chile, a Billionaire Takes the Reins From a Socialist, Again 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Our objective for 2018 is to elect a sufficient number of independent candidates to our narrowly divided state Legislature in order to break the two-party gridlock and inject new ideas and forge common-sense policy solutions. Independent candidates are the best hope for common-sense problem solving 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z “We may be beginning to see the end of a two-party system. I’m starting to really wonder if we are going to see a multiparty system at some point in the future in this country.” John Kasich becomes Republican target on campaign trail 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z To those of us who value a two-party system, though, it’s a shame to see the conservative party sell itself for scrap. Opinion | Trump’s reverse merger with the GOP is complete 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Its rules, written for a two-party system, allow one deputy to filibuster a law. A gay-marriage ruling shakes up Costa Rica’s election 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The Serve America Movement is recruiting members who would support a presidential bid from someone outside the regular two-party system. Washington’s bickering motivates new US nonpartisan groups 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z For now: Trumpism, compromise and the two-party system are on trial this year in Kansas, where some big political questions might start to find answers. Opinion | Keep an eye on one of the most interesting political battlegrounds of 2018 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Former Republican congressman from Illinois who challenged the two-party system by running as an independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. Notable deaths in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z It was a story of the resurgence of two-party politics, with UKIP's vote share falling and the SNP's dominance in Scotland pared back. Why Parliament led the news in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The candidates say they’re mounting an unconventional political campaign aimed at voters frustrated by the current the two-party system. Griebel announces independent run for Connecticut governor 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z State law requires two-party consent to record audio conversations. Men caught in Bellevue prostitution sting get off because cops recorded audio with hidden cameras 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z "Because we have this crazy two-party system, to make sure there is Republican dominance in the Senate they're going to overlook it," Schreiber said. While Democrats call for resignations, conservative women stand by colleagues accused of sexual misconduct 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z What we need is the end of a two-party system. Opinion | The Baker and the Empire 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z “He really, really believed the two-party system was broken in 1980,” she said. John Anderson, 10-term congressman who ran for president, dies at 95 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z By Santiago’s estimate, the gangs could easily deliver 10 percent of the vote, a decisive portion in a two-party system. ‘They Will Have to Answer to Us’ 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “In spite of a proportional vote system, a 5% threshold for smaller parties guaranteed that postwar Germany was for decades a two-party state, where the power would lie safely in the centre.” Echoes of the Weimar Republic as German politicians lose knack of coalition-building 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z So for a sanity check, they tested the party preferences they assigned to their cellphone users against the aggregate two-party vote shares at both the state and national level. Politics really is ruining Thanksgiving, according to data from 10 million cellphones 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z It is at the very heart of our society, and breaking up the “two-party duopoly” will, I fear, do nothing to solve it. Opinion | The issue at the heart of our society 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Unlike Roosevelt’s and Reagan’s projects, it appears too reductive to survive in a two-party system in which success depends on coalition-building. The Republicans are not the Trump party yet 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z But the Trump phenomenon is not the sole reason for the sorry state of our two-party system, rather just a horrible symptom. Opinion | The two major parties need to return to their roots 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z But his message may sell to those dissatisfied by the two-party system and tip the scales in what is expected to be a close race. Ready (or not) to choose Virginia’s next governor? A guide to the race and issues 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z She said she is unhappy with the existing two-party system. Low-key Arlington board race pits Democrat vs. two independents 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z America's two-party system, adversarial though it was, benefited from the existence of a shared enemy. The time when America stopped being great 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Sometimes, argues Mr. Bershidsky, a two-party system merely “suppresses representation and makes people cling to increasingly meaningless political brands.” Right and Left React to Jeff Flake’s Denunciation of Trump 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z It represents a kind of politics with "low expectations of public engagement" which "locks in by its design not only a two-party system but also a very masculine, adversarial kind of politics". The Houses of Parliament - a building catastrophe? 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z A conservative two-party system without real checks and balances is emerging in Japan, and the gap keeps widening between the country’s politics and the people’s preferences. Opinion | The Death of Liberalism in Japan 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z If this president is trying to “upend 150 years of two-party rule,” he’s not trying very hard. The sudden demise of the 'Trump is an independent' meme 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z In a two-party system, the overwhelming whiteness of the Republican party has seen Democrats “following the trends, and becoming more diverse”. We're at the end of white Christian America. What will that mean? 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Heading into the 2018 midterms, Republicans increasingly have an incentive to make people think they’re different from the unpopular Trump and that he’s independent of the two-party system. Opinion | What it took for Republicans finally to feel betrayed by Trump 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z But for all the uncertainty Mr. Trump has sown, he has accomplished something that could prove defining for the country’s 200-year-old two-party system: He is clearing an opening, intentionally or not, for a new party. In Free-Range Trump, Many See Potential for a Third Party 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Whatever the outcome of the election on Sunday, a gap is growing between voters’ policy preferences and the new conservative two-party system that seems to be emerging as the liberal-left opposition is shoved aside. Opinion | The Death of Liberalism in Japan 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Until now, the American two-party system has resisted assaults from the outside for more than a century and a half. Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z These problems seem disparate on the surface: an amalgam of neoliberal economic policies, a decrepit two-party system, and cultural mores. What if Silicon Valley is to blame for all of this? 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z "On the surface, there is the two-party system, but it is more complex than that," I was told. Could a new political party be on the way? - BBC News 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Perot’s 19 percent share of the popular vote was the strongest challenge to the two-party system since Theodore Roosevelt got 27 percent in 1912, relegating the Republican incumbent, William Howard Taft, to third place. Back to the progressive future: It’s not to late to overcome the mistakes of the Clinton era 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z We got there through a long, two-party effort. Perspective | Five myths about Florida 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z This would break the stranglehold of the two-party system on the House, even if voting for the Senate remained unchanged. Opinion | Let’s go even further with House election reform 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z As the Tsipras government’s first major privatisation, the €1.2bn deal initially triggered widespread condemnation, with veteran leftists in the two-party coalition privately decrying the “colonial” takeover. 'Tourism is our lifejacket': debt-stricken Greece gets record number of visitors 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z In 2012, Republicans won 48.6% of the two-party vote for the state legislature, but still won 60 of the 99 seats in the state assembly. Supreme Court to decide on partisan gerrymandering: Can it be used to create favorable voting districts? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z If anything, expect the state to sink deeper in the mucky wake of this entrenched two-party system. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z For a while, it looked like the era of two-party politics might be on the decline. Election 2017: 10 things we've learned over seven weeks - BBC News 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Suggestions to discard the two-party system sprang spontaneously from both sides. Trump diehards dismiss Russia scandal: 'Show me the proof – or get off his case' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z So, if the core problem in politics spouts from the failures and corruptions of the two-party system, isn’t it only logical to at least try to fix it from outside the two parties? Vive la France for its political-party shake-up 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The win underscores mounting discontent with a two-party system in the province, and offers the Green Party a new influence over provincial politics. Green Party Is Poised to Shift Power Balance in British Columbia 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z But there was one crucial difference: decades of partisan polarization between America’s two-party system. Western Populism May Be Entering an Awkward Adolescence 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z In fact, millennials have long expressed disgust in the two-party system in general, but they have been especially wary of a Donald Trump administration. Trump’s millennial problem: The snowflakes are becoming a blizzard 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Plurality voting in fact appears to promote the emergence of two-party systems. Beyond instant runoff: There’s a much better way to conduct multi-candidate elections 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z I am not talking about something outside the entire political system or even the amorphous mainstream, just outside of the two-party duopoly. Vive la France for its political-party shake-up 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The win underscores mounting discontent with a two-party system in the province, and offers the Green Party a new influence over provincial politics. Green Party Is Poised to Shift Power Balance in British Columbia 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z However, this is indicative of Melissa’s belief that the two-party system is fundamentally flawed. Star power: which celebrities should consider running for office? 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z For years, he's been trying to tell the French that they have been imprisoned by a two-party system - between a Left and a Right that will never concede there might be a third way. France election: South-west voters eye Brexit with envy - BBC News 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z He argued that special-interest politics began during the New Deal and fragmented power further with the decline of the two-party system “to replace elected representation with interest groups as proxies for citizen participation.” Theodore Lowi, Zealous Scholar of Presidents and Liberalism, Dies at 85 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z And a two-party system, like it or not, requires picking sides. Opinion | The next DNC chair will have a huge opportunity — and a huge burden 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z But there are, unfortunately, strong forces in the Constitution that favor a two-party system. Is the Democratic party with the resistance? This weekend might tell | Bill McKibben 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Politics under our dominant two-party system is, after all, a team sport, and, like the students of Princeton and Dartmouth, much depends on whether a partisan is wearing a “D” or an “R” jersey. There's a lot a 1951 football game can tell us about attitudes toward President Trump 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z “There was a two-party system at Columbia in the ’80s: the liberals and the socialists,” said Stephen Later, who worked on the paper. In Fall of Gorsuch’s Mother, a Painful Lesson in Politicking 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z During the same interview, Ms. Handler revealed that she is abandoning the Democratic Party because she see’s America’s two-party system as too “divisive.” Chelsea Handler rips Melania Trump: ‘She can barely speak English’ 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z One headline on its website reflected an activist’s view: “Trump forced on Americans by two-party system”. How the world reacted to Donald Trump's inauguration as US president 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z From the perspective of one-party China, he argues that the two-party system fuels populist politics, turning democracy into a personality contest. A Chinese graduate student who can’t get enough U.S. politics ‘decodes’ Trump 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “The two-party platforms are drastically different on that issue,” Naughton said. This group wants to fight ‘anti-science’ rhetoric by getting scientists to run for office 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z That election was the first after the Civil War and represents the earliest days of the modern two-party system. Do third party candidates actually influence the polls? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z “Forget your party. I’m registering as an independent. I’m not going to be a Democrat anymore because it’s too divisive. This isn’t working, this two-party system.” Chelsea Handler rips Melania Trump: ‘She can barely speak English’ 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z He spoke hours after Sinn Fein refused to fill its top post in the two-party government, denounced its Democratic Unionist partners as corrupt and bigoted and called for a new vote. Northern Ireland Will Hold Election After Government Falls 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z “They are built,” he writes, “by a two-party system that assembles them in accordance with the electoral college’s distribution incentive for geographical breadth in a coalition of states.” The electoral college is the worst of both worlds 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z In his Dec. 18. op-ed, “Our excellent electoral vote system,” George F. Will sang the praises of the perfect marriage between the two-party system and the electoral college. Debating the so-called excellent electoral vote system 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Huether says he’s frustrated with the two-party system, and with his former party’s unwillingness to change. Dem Sioux Falls mayor changing political party affiliation 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z They are built by a two-party system that assembles them in accordance with the electoral college’s distribution incentive for geographical breadth in a coalition of states. The electoral college is an excellent system 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Stein herself crafts her battle against the two-party system as a “David and Goliath” struggle that can’t be easily won. Recounts bring Stein publicity that eluded her on the trail 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z So your columnist takes his credibility into his hands when he hereby declares the strange impending death of the two-party order. Britain’s two-party system is heading for multiple splits 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Should the ability of the two-party system to suppress legitimate third-party participation ever falter, we will have a series of elections in which no candidate gets a majority of the electoral college votes. Debating the so-called excellent electoral vote system 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z While the GOP might make short-term gains while Mr. Ellison is DNC chairman, the country would be better served in the long run by a healthy two-party system. Keith Ellison Will Help Republicans 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The two-party system seems to actively encourage division where none needs to exist. Trevor Noah: Let’s Not Be Divided, Divided People Are Easier to Rule 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z And sure, we should be noting in the pieces that there are differences of degree, but in a two-party system you’re always going to be comparing the two candidates. Accomplices or antagonists: how the media handled the Trump phenomenon 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z But unlike Oetjen, Stephanie felt no regret, saying she disliked the candidates, wanted to reform the electoral college and opposed the two-party system. To vote, or not to vote? For many the answer is simply: why bother? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z I also believe that the two-party system does not work any more. 'I never thought Trump would win': meet the Americans who chose not to vote 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The two-party system is, at best, one and a half. Democrats can’t just wait for the next Barack Obama 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It suppresses political competition, discourages citizen participation in democracy and shields the toxic two-party system from criticism or reform. Looking for someone to blame? It's not third parties | Jill Stein 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z If you don’t like the two-party system, be part of expanding our political scene. Don’t complain millennials; stand up and take action after the election 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z I’m not exactly shocked at that, but dismayed that so many of my fellow citizens still refused to look outside the two-party duopoly or help the Greens reach federal funding levels. US voters in their own words: ‘A country split in two and at rock bottom’ 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s time to replace the two-party system with a multi-party one. 'I never thought Trump would win': meet the Americans who chose not to vote 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z He believes in a two-party system only she can block Trump from reaching the White House. Fox News wrongly links Republican anti-Trump protester to voter fraud 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Alternative party voters don’t consider it “pragmatic” to perpetuate a two-party system that keeps getting worse. Looking for someone to blame? It's not third parties | Jill Stein 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z It is critical to American democracy, and to the health of the two-party system, that one party’s efforts to gain electoral advantage by erecting obstacles to voting do not succeed. Republicans attempt to rig the vote by suppressing it 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z JS: Don’t waste your vote on a failed two-party system, invest your vote in a real movement for change. Jill Stein: 'We Have Crossed the Rubicon in This Election' 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z His list of grievances is long: the two-party system, the Electoral College and the tone of the current election. New York Today: Our City’s Other Presidential Candidates 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z It is no wonder the American public is led by the nose into these perpetual imperial wars by the two-party dictatorship and virtually all of its biased supporting media. Retaking Mosul From ISIS May Pale to What Comes Next 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Yet after making minimal effort to understand these voters, pundits caricature them as selfish idiots, normalizing hateful, bullying behavior and threats towards anyone who steps outside the collapsing two-party box. Looking for someone to blame? It's not third parties | Jill Stein 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Instead they want their peers to vote for third-party candidates, to question the two-party system, and to find candidates in state and local races who align with their values. Nobody for President: The Americans campaigning for 'none of the above' - BBC News 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z With the duopoly of the two-party system, there is no incentive to seek compromise. Election 2016 shows the failings of two parties; time for more choices 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z They say the political process and the two-party system are unresponsive to their concerns. Hillary Clinton Struggles to Win Back Young Voters From Third Parties 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z And I actually believe in a strong two-party system. Read President Obama's 'Swamp of Crazy' Speech About GOP 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z In the end, the populists were done in by the dynamics of the two-party system. Us v Them: the birth of populism | John B Judis | the long read 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z This is a promise of more and bigger flies in the two-party ointment to come. Mr Johnson and Dr Stein 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z In fact, I am of the belief the two-party system is the greatest threat to democracy. Election 2016 shows the failings of two parties; time for more choices 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z But Brazil's political configurations are much more complex than the U.S. two-party system. 4 ways Brazil has changed since former President Dilma Rousseff was impeached 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Because two-party politics does not map on to this division, mainstream politicians will have to find creative ways to try to harness it. How the education gap is tearing politics apart | David Runciman 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z As a result of this two-party tilt towards the centre, sharp political differences over underlying socioeconomic issues have tended to become blunted or even to be ignored, particularly in presidential elections. Us v Them: the birth of populism | John B Judis | the long read 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z That situation depresses turnout, sways campaigning, and binds us to a two-party system. The crisis runs deep: The candidates are just part of it — 10 reasons why our democracy is in real danger 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Democracy is an ongoing experiment, and the two-party system is failing the interests of citizens. Election 2016 shows the failings of two parties; time for more choices 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Does she fear that reality so much that she wants to scare away the ghosts haunting the two-party system? Is supporting a third party realism or escapism? 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But that's largely cosmetic compared to the fundamental structures put in place by the founders that virtually guarantee a two-party system. Why I Will Never Vote Third Party Again 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But our two-party political system is an entirely different story. Gary Johnson Has Another Brain Freeze 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The two-party system, which serves that oligarchy, is a big part of the problem. The crisis runs deep: The candidates are just part of it — 10 reasons why our democracy is in real danger 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z But understand this: before blaming these voters, look to the system that failed them, led by a corporate-controlled MSM and two-party tyranny. The Bernie Bump 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “Our message is not waste your vote on the failed policies of the two-party system. Invest your vote in a party committed to the real change we so desperately need,” he told TIME. Here's Another Way Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Could Win 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The election that followed confirmed the fragmentation of Spanish politics, with the emergence of two parties — Podemos and Ciudadanos — determined to challenge Spain’s two-party system. Spain’s Interim Leader Bids to Form New Government 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Reading these comments it only makes me think, is it any wonder that America has a two-party system. Edward Snowden’s Long, Strange Journey to Hollywood 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Yet even if Mrs. Clinton holds her lead and wins the White House, Mr. Johnson envisions a decisive fracture of the two-party system. Gary Johnson Sees This Election as the Libertarians’ Big Moment 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The 1964 birth of the GOP "Southern Strategy" to court white voters opposed to Johnson's embrace of the Civil Rights Act was the most significant change in the two-party system over the past 50 years. 50 Years of Electoral College Maps: How the U.S. Turned Red and Blue 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z “The fact that we can start moving away from a two-party system — that’s a win,” she said. The presidential race in Arizona was already tight. Then voters started noticing Gary Johnson. 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z But he says trying to buck the two-party system in this particular presidential election is too risky. The Latest: No third-party candidates at first debate 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Reading these comments it only makes me think, is it any wonder that America has a two-party system. Edward Snowden’s Long, Strange Journey to Hollywood 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Political scientists are divided on the respective merits of two-party and multi-party systems, but many students of American politics believe that a two-party system has served our nation well. Keep Johnson Out 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z This may be one reason why, in 2016, we are witnessing the failure of the two-party system to pick candidates that appeal to the majority. Put Us on the Debate Stage 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Start with the fact that politics in the United States often is described as a “two-party system.” Editorials from around Ohio 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z I really do think that the two-party system is broken. Read the Interview Where Gary Johnson Asked What Aleppo Is 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Has the two-party division that the founders railed against become today’s political status quo? Gary Johnson: Our two-party system has failed, just like our founders said it would 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Struggling for name recognition in a two-party system, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein definitely elevated her profile over the last 24 hours – not necessarily in a good way. Stein Gets Noticed – For Allegedly Vandalizing a Worksite 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Michael Lewis-Beck of the University of Iowa and Charles Tien of Hunter College also see a Clinton victory, with just 51 percent of the two-party popular vote. Election forecasters try to bring some order to a chaotic political year 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Independent candidate Ross Perot got 23.7 percent of the vote in Washington, siphoning votes away from both Clinton and Bush and posing a significant, if ultimately unsuccessful, challenge to the nation’s two-party system. Red state, blue state: Watch 40 years of political change in Washington 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z BARNICLE: Which of those candidates of the two-party system — Republican candidate, Democratic candidate — do you draw the most votes from? Read the Interview Where Gary Johnson Asked What Aleppo Is 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The fact that the founders anticipated our two-party morass and warned against it ought to be enough incentive to look beyond it. Gary Johnson: Our two-party system has failed, just like our founders said it would 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z African-American support for the Democratic Party is not a perfect arrangement. It reflects the structural limitations of the United States’ two-party political system. Donald Trump has no love for black people: His “outreach” and “pivot” are really aimed at winning over nervous white voters 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Moreover, voters are frustrated with the two-party system itself. The Debate Stage Could Use an Extra Mic 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is courting voters in his home state with a weekend political rally as he pushes to break through the two-party political barrier. The Latest: Libertarian Johnson rallies home-state voters 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z I’ve puzzled over why the two-party system is no longer working. Why has free trade become partisan? 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z |
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