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US third parties can rein in the extremism of the two-party system

  • Written by Bernard Tamas, Associate Professor of Political Science, Valdosta State University
imageAn editorial cartoon from 1900 shows the Populist Party swallowing the Democratic Party.J.S. Pughe/Buyenlarge/Getty Images

When the Republican Party ousted Liz Cheney from a leadership position, it exposed a major ideological divide within the current GOP. That caused some people, including prominent Republicans, to suggest there might be a third...

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