Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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As suffrage expanded throughout history, the number of political parties decreased, leading to a two-party system.
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Political scientists generally attribute two-party dominance to the mechanics of first past the post, winner take all elections, not to how many people are allowed to vote. Duverger's law, the standard framework here, ties party numbers to the voting system itself, and plenty of countries with universal suffrage run multi-party systems because they use proportional representation instead.
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Is it true that as suffrage expanded throughout history, the number of political parties decreased, leading to a two-party system?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Political scientists generally attribute two-party dominance to the mechanics of first past the post, winner take all elections, not to how many people are allowed to vote. Andrew Wilson said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 3:30. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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