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Should we have more than 2 major political parties?

Season 1 Episode 10 | 8m 04s

We blame a lot of our political dysfunction and polarization on our two-party system. So why do we keep it around? How did we get here? And what would happen if we had a lot more major parties? Host Toussaint Morrison investigates as we continue our democratic thought experiment.

Aired: 08/26/18
Made possible with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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