Two Parties

Here is the link to Duke Political Science Professor John Aldrich comparing a system with two main parties, verses a system with more than two main parties. To summarize, he said often two parties become the "main parties", no matter if they are categorized this way or not. Aldrich used Israel as an example. He described the situation as a "two party system within a multi party system". So, there are many voices from many different sides. Yet, only two of these voices are effectively heard. When asked about how we could reform our party system here in the US, he answered with; "not easily." He described the difficulty that moderates presently have, as so many are drifting farther to both opposite sides. Republicans and Democrats have few points to agree upon today, especially in comparison to how it used to be. They even have their own polarized news stations to listen to. https://www.powr.com/video/the-parties-that-never-end-3623552

In response to this clip, I question whether or not third parties help fill a political gap. Or, if they do just the opposite-creating even more distance between each of us.