I think pohnpei's response is right on. Ours has been
designed as a two party system, first by the Founding Fathers in order to avoid what
Washington called "The dangers of faction". Since that time, the two party system
supports and continues itself, making it very difficult for other interested parties to
enter the race.
We should acknowledge that there are many
more than two parties in the US today. The Green Party, Socialist Party, Communist
Party and Reform Party to name a few. These parties always put up candidates for the
Presidency, and always lose badly. They are not even allowed to attend
debates.
The Democrat and Republican parties have loads of
cash, name recognition, a base of support, and a hammerlock on power. They also try to
absorb other political movements and would-be parties by including some of the issues
important to them in their party "platforms" adopted at the national
conventions.
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