Why Your Vote Doesn't Count
CGP Grey · 10 HN recommendations
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CGP Grey explains first-past-the-post voting and why it pushes elections toward two dominant parties. It is the first in his series on electoral systems.
Why HN recommends it: HN's go-to explainer for why FPTP leads to a two-party system, linked in countless voting-reform and US politics threads.
“this CGP Grey video explains how a first-past-the-post voting system all-but-guarantees a two party system to emerge over time” Read on HN ↗