• @sub_ubi@lemmy.ml
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    -51 year ago

    The impact of third parties on American politics extends far beyond their capacity to attract votes. Minor parties, historically, have been a source of important policy innovations. Women’s suffrage, the graduated income tax, and the direct election of senators, to name a few, were all issues that third parties espoused first.

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    • @Freefall@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      Was someone arguing that third parties don’t have good ideas?? Are you just posting nonsequiters for fun? I don’t get it.