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This might just blow your mind, but there is a way to have more then two political parties to participate in elections without a spoiler effect.
One has to wonder why the self proclaimed democracy advocates in the democratic party haven't pushed for these critical electoral reforms in states they control.
Democrats most certainly understand the flaws in First Past the Post voting. Feel free to go to the comments on any news articles on third parties/candidates during the previous election season to see it on full display.
So why do Democrats howl and scream about 3rd parties, yet do nothing to replace First past the post voting?
Informative videos below.
Electoral Reform Videos
First Past The Post voting (What most states use now)
Videos on alternative electoral systems
STAR voting
Alternative vote
Ranked Choice voting
Range Voting
Single Transferable Vote
Mixed Member Proportional representation
Yes, ranked choice voting which I've repeatedly mentioned in this thread. Read mfer.
We don't have that yet. We need to fight for that, and it's harder to fight for when you're under a fascist dictatorship.
I mean a. Depends on your area. B. Because they fuckin suck. The only reason I vote for them over republicans is because, again, not fascist.