What Next: Beyond Biden vs. Trump
How a third party—or a fourth or a sixth—could be more than just a spoiler.
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Show Notes
America’s winner-take-all electoral system casts third-party candidates as spoilers—but what would it take to open the door to not just a third party, but a fourth or more?
Guest: Lee Drutman, senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America, author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop.
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