I think the two party system in the US has become hegemonic, and the lines of differentiation sacrosanct. If they really did operate as coalitions, why don't we see more reorganization and realignment? I think that if we had multiple parties, if a big party reneged on its commitment to a smaller party, they could more flexibly build a coalition of other small parties who might feel disaffected. Under the US system, that won't happen.
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I think the two party system in the US has become hegemonic, and the lines of differentiation sacrosanct. If they really did operate as coalitions, why don't we see more reorganization and realignment? I think that if we had multiple parties, if a big party reneged on its commitment to a smaller party, they could more flexibly build a coalition of other small parties who might feel disaffected. Under the US system, that won't happen.