Why First-Past-the-Post Produces Two-Party Systems
CGP Grey · Explainer · YouTube title: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count
Why it's here
HN's go-to explainer for why FPTP leads to a two-party system, linked in countless voting-reform and US politics threads.
What it covers
CGP Grey explains first-past-the-post voting and why it pushes elections toward two dominant parties. It is the first in his series on electoral systems.