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Originally Posted by troutman
Fair points, but the US has only two credible parties. In the Canadian election in 2021, Libs had 33%, Cons 34%, NDP 18%, Bloc 8%, People 5%, Green 2%. A Lib and NDP coalition is 51%.
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Agreed. Canada's system feels more broken when the furthest right or left party gets a majority government with 35-40% of the vote.
The most annoying aspect about America's system is that the tiny states get outsized power in both the Senate and Electoral College.