Winner takes it all, loser takes the fall
The two-party winner-take-all nature of the american political system makes the stakes unnecessarily high. When a loss means you’re party is shut out of executive power entirely for four years, and it doesn’t matter whether you lose by only one vote, or get no votes at all, the stakes are high. The prospect of no power, no influence, no seat at the table, no agenda advanced, humiliation and ostracism amps up the pressure to win at all costs. This election demonstrated this so clearly. The republican party was destroyed. A week ago, the Republican party as we know it was destroyed. There were to be massive recriminations, soul searching, blame and finger pointing. They were headed for final defeat once and for all. No wait, the democratic party was destroyed. This week, the Democratic party was decimated. Its now lost, leaderless, with less power than they’ve ever had. There needs to be recriminations, soul searching, blame and finger pointing. They have been devastatingly an