“Yeah, absolutely, it would be troubling if my caucus elects someone like Van Hollen that has really made his name being very anti … hostile to Israel,” Fetterman said when asked if there is a “red line” for him to walk away from the party, in a Fox News interview.

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[–] 1 point 1 hour ago (1 child)

Why don't they just skip the party system and just represent their geographic area.

Politicians are elected to represent the people that voted for them ... not the party they are attached to

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  • [–] 2 points 45 minutes ago

    The party system is not a design, it is the inevitable outcome of our system. Things pass with support. How do you get support? You do favors for others in exchange for their support. Eventually the same guys keep supporting each other so they just band together for every vote and voila the party system was born. 3 parties can’t exist because it fractures the support too much to win.

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