Why Are Americans So Afraid of Political Parties?

The American government has traditionally been governed by just two political parties. Only two independent senators from the 117th Congress were Democrats' caucus members. Additionally, it has been more than 50 years since a presidential candidate from neither the Democratic nor Republican Parties received any electoral votes.

Some scholars contend that the political polarisation we observe in America may be due to the two-party system. The system is becoming more and more unpopular with Americans. Nearly 4 in 10 Americans said they would want to have more political party options, according to a 2022 research.

As a result of the two-party system, Lee Drutman, a senior fellow at New America, remarked, "You have to choose one side or the other." "You don't really have a democracy anymore," said one party, "if we are in a scenario where one party considers that the other party winning the race would be so devastating to the country that maybe we should interfere to prevent the other party from winning."

What type of changes might result from the United States abandoning its two-party system? To learn more, see the video.