A two-party political system isn't a democracy. It's a flail machine. Voters keep voting against the party in charge in order to send a message. Eventually, they keep voting for the party that they were trying to send a message against.
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IPTC: Keywords
Incumbent; Incumbency; Message; Voting; Two Party System; Third-Party; Independent Voting; Crazy; two Party Trap; duopoly