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submitted 2 weeks ago by tux0r to c/eli5@lemmy.world

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I mean, there is a variety of intriguing political parties, but it's still always "Republicans or Democrats". Why?

(Disclosure: I'm German, never been to the US.)

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[–] zoostation@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

People make their party affiliation a big part of their identity. It's hard for anything not already established to compete with that.