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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
As long as two parties dominate I don't see how an alternative vote would have a major effect.
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But the two parties only dominate because of the way the curent voting system works.
I think the hardcore libertarian stance would remain unpopular as well, in the end. But a lot of Romney's supporters would have preferred (or at least think they would have preferred) *anyone* other than Obama. So they'd mark first choice Romney, second choice Gary Johnson. Same for Obama's supporters: first choice Obama, second choice Gary Johnson. And depending on how the numbers played out, the third party candidate could very possibly win. And that, in turn, would force the Republicans and Democrats in subsequent elections to field more moderate candidates who didn't spur complete and utter hatred from the other side.