RFK Jr.'s fight for presidential debate seat shows the two-party system 'is not working'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to fight tooth and nail for a spot at a presidential debate, claiming that his political opponents, President Biden and former President Trump, don’t want to debate him on stage or "talk about the issues" that are of concern to the American public.
Shock rippled throughout the nation when RFK Jr. announced his presidential campaign last year, initially polling at a considerable 19% against Biden, a reality that prompted discussion among ‘The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts about the efficiency of American political parties as he spoke out about the upcoming presidential debate.
"Ranked choice voting…it forces candidates to instead of just othering people that they're opposed to, reaching out to them," Fox News’ Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery said. "A two-party system, it is not working."
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"I think it would help both parties if we had not just a third, but maybe a fourth and a fifth. I'm serious about that," Fox News contributor Tom Shillue said. "When you look at European elections and European parties, imagine if you had that style here. If you had the moderate Democrats, you had the socialist Democrats, you had MAGA Republicans, then you got the neocons and maybe Libertarians."
"Right now, [Democrats] have to address all of these Palestinian activists. If they were a smaller, more stronger party, they wouldn't be getting sidetracked by these protests because they [would] just say, ‘okay, protesters, you know, go somewhere else, I don't care.’ They would go for their voters, they would go for their base. That's the game that Trump is playing. He's playing to his base and he's playing to middle