2007-11-27 17:49:12 · 7 answers · asked by . 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Easy!
The people!
And of course the system which makes the people incapable of seeing anything other than the black and white, good or bad, with us or against us, A or Not A world of the Aristocracy.
One nation of the people by the people and for the people but if the people can't arsed to get involved!
What can you do.
Cynical I know.
2007-11-28 05:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lack of money is one problem. You need to be able to get the word out, and advertising is expensive.
In my state (Pennsylvania), the primaries are "closed"; this means that to vote in a Democratic primary, you have to be a registered Democrat. This also works against third parties; why register as a Green when you won't have any say in who makes it through the primaries?
There also is a perception that third parties will end up leading to messy and expensive runoff elections. That doesn't often happen, but the perception is a problem.
2007-11-28 02:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think that Ron Paul should run as a third party candidate. It would get more attention and bring him to the spot light. But for some reason he doesn't want to. He's really a Libertarian, which is not Republican.
2007-11-28 04:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it boils down to programming.
We are all so programmed that there are only 2 parties in which we can select make a choice from.
Personally I vote Liberal on anything I can but most people will only choose from the 2 parties so that they "don't waste a vote."
2007-11-28 01:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by searching for friends 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
iam an ausie and we have a 2 party prefered and it allways makes me wounder who prefers just two parties why cant we have 6.......7.........12............we just had eltions and now have a new priminister and a new party heading the country but we had a lot of smaller parties and independs for the first time in ever it was great but of corse there was back door deals to get there prefrences
2007-11-27 19:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, it is not enough money, money, money.
The two existing parties garner so much money, that they can control the media, ergo, the perceptions of the voters are controlled. The Republican and Democratic candidates speak about their differences, but in reality, they are all in the same club.
2007-11-27 17:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by LUCKY 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intention, intention itself is bad.
2007-11-27 17:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋