Does America Need A Third Party?

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🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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While the two-party system has been the standard in the US government, third parties have often challenged this status quo and now advocates to be added to election ballots permanently. Those who agree say third parties offer non-partisan solutions and are more representative of ideologies, unlike the polarized partisanship present now. Those who disagree say the two-party system fosters stability and simplifies voting decisions. Now we debate: Does America Need A Third Party? Arguing Yes: Andrew Yang, Founder of the Forward Party, Former Presidential Candidate Arguing No: Daniel DiSalvo, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute; Political Science Professor at City College of New York–CUNY Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, is that a pumpkin spice latte?
0:03.3	No, it's the pumpkin spice latte.
0:05.9	Starbucks.
0:06.8	Obviously.
0:07.7	You know, I once got so obsessed with pumpkin spice,
0:09.8	I only wore orange for a month.
0:11.2	Ugh, that's nothing.
0:12.5	I once got so obsessed I got a pumpkin shame into my hair.
0:15.0	Oh, yeah?
0:15.7	Well, last year I cured outside Starbucks for a week.
0:18.0	And my tent was a shape of a pumpkin.
0:19.8	Well, I'm changing my name to pumpkin spicy.
0:22.9	Pfft.
0:24.7	The Starbucks original is back.
0:26.6	Go all out pumpkin spice.
0:28.4	Subject to availability while stocks last.
0:33.6	Hi, everybody, and welcome to Open to Debate.
0:36.0	I'm John Don Van.
0:37.1	With a debate for those of you who may be fed up
0:39.8	with America's two political party system
0:42.4	and interested in thinking through whether there are
0:45.3	really any better alternatives to that two party system.
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