CMV: The only way for the "Two-party system" (aka First Past the Post) to be abolished is for Americans to agree to stop
Americans often complain about how we have a "two-party" system.
62% of Americans say the two major parties are doing a "poor job" and that a third party is needed. \[[1](https://news.gallup.com/poll/696521/americans-need-third-party-offer-soft-support.aspx)\]
However, 65% of Americans voted in the 2024 election, and 98.5% voted Democrat or Republican. \[[2](https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/2024-presidential-election-voting-registration-tables.html)\]
You see the problem. What we say and how we behave are in major disalignment.
I say, if we truly want to end the two-party system, we simply need to organize a national campaign to stop voting en masse and force the system to change. Put our money where our mouth is.
What people actually mean when they say we have a "two-party" system is that we have a First-Past-the-Post voting system.
One of the most important political videos I've ever watched is [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo) by CGP Grey explaining why we have a "two party" system (which is actually a First Past the Post system). If you haven't seen it, I cannot recommend it strongly enough.
One of the major points explored in the vide
Americans continue to express a desire for a third party but have reservations about voting for third-party candidates.
news.gallup.com
Without overthinking it, this feels more about execution than intent
Real talk, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
From where I sit, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
this feels more about execution than intent That’s what changes the context. Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
this depends heavily on what happens next and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here.
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s just how it reads to me.
From the outside, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do
the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart Feels like there’s more coming here.
Just reading this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s just how it reads to me.
Just reading this, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
If we’re being honest, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the impression it gives me.
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just how it reads to me.
From a practical angle, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the impression it gives me.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
I get the idea, this comes across more reactive than planned Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy
Stepping back, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to
this feels like a half-step, not a full move
Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this This could age very differently in a week.
At first glance, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why the comments look the way they do Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the way this is presented changes how it lands This could age very differently in a week.
the timing matters more than people admit which is why the comments look the way they do At least from my perspective.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like there’s more coming here.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This could age very differently in a week.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
Stepping back, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, this comes across more reactive than planned and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place
the follow-through is what will decide this
On the surface, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified so the response doesn’t surprise me Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That part stands out.
If we’re being honest, this comes across more reactive than planned Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.
Stepping back, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where it gets complicated Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated Time will tell.
Just reading this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts
Just reading this, the timing matters more than people admit Interested to see the follow-up.
Looking at this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable We’ll see how people react over time.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate Not convinced this is settled yet.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome
Real talk, this depends heavily on what happens next and that friction is hard to ignore Others will probably see it differently.
the way this is presented changes how it lands
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s just my read on it.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart
To be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
From where I sit, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
Just reading this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out.
the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. At least from my perspective.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
To be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s the part people are stuck on This could age very differently in a week.
From a neutral view, this depends heavily on what happens next Let’s see what happens next.
Just reading this, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where people will push back
Bluntly speaking, this comes across more reactive than planned which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where it gets complicated This probably isn’t the last word on it.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately
Bluntly speaking, this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next which turns this into more of a debate That’s what changes the context. Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, the timing matters more than people admit so the response doesn’t surprise me
From where I sit, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate Not convinced this is settled yet.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that friction is hard to ignore Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
Looking at this, this comes across more reactive than planned and that tension shows up immediately
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Interested to see the follow-up.
Real talk, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do
If we’re being honest, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split Curious how this plays out.
Just reading this, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that tension shows up immediately Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another which explains why reactions are split
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate Not convinced this is settled yet.
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next Let’s see what happens next.
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.