Third Party Situation Analysis

only partially adopted them in sectors of the state. The author provides the readers with charts to from research to support their arguments; one can see that the introduction of the Australian ballot does not necessarily affect the number of third party voters. The authors note that further research is required to support their argument as in the beginning the ballot did not have major effect, as it was not uniformly employed by all states, once national adoption of the ballot took place the authors contend that a third party decline is observed. In accordance with the argument made by Lee, these two make the argument that major parties tactically co-op third party positions to diminish their ability to attract voters by meeting their extremist …show more content…
Major parties would have to raise and allocate a higher amount of resources to deal with a wider range of policies. Cost and effort would be increased to the two major parties. While it will increase the accountability of major parties it will also affect their policy focus, therefore affecting the priorities of the party. Parties will no longer be in control of their objectives, rather indirectly coordinated by the criticism by third parties. It is evident that these in fact only are disadvantageous to a party that is attempting to act of their own behalf to represent only the requests of limited amounts of constituents. Therefore it is not a disadvantage to citizens as a whole for ampler debates will be triggered, demanded, and …show more content…
Although the concept of multiparty proportional representation is very attention grasping and thought provoking, one cannot ignore the complexity of this proposition in where not only are third parties advocated but also the placement of an entirely divergent political system is required. Realistically they are both very far fetched as the two dominant parties have enrooted themselves to the core of the American political system but lowering barriers is a more achievable initial step. One must realize that while third parties have not have the same success at attaining office as major political parties, these have introduced tons of reforming policies that were ignored by major parties; to me this is their purpose, to shine light on the dark corridors of Pennsylvania avenue in Washington and on overlooked matters. Lowering or removing requirements that are perceived, as barriers disallowing third party efficiency and success would enhance American politics for many issues will receive