If that were the case anymore, it would’ve happened after the 1912 election when Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive party got more votes (27.4and electors than the Republican (Taft). But it didn’t. Things went back to normal after that. That was also the election where the Socialist party gained the most votes (6%).
The Republicans and Democrats are here to stay until our voting system is overhauled.
America will always be a 2 party system. But a different party could replace one of the existing parties.
If that were the case anymore, it would’ve happened after the 1912 election when Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive party got more votes (27.4and electors than the Republican (Taft). But it didn’t. Things went back to normal after that. That was also the election where the Socialist party gained the most votes (6%).
The Republicans and Democrats are here to stay until our voting system is overhauled.