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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: A bigger table: A look at third parties and our political system
Description: Why is the two-party system so entrenched here in the United States? This hour, we talk about third parties. We learn about a new third party, discuss the history and political viability of third parties, and talk with a third party candidate. GUESTS: Dr. Amy Chai: Independent Party candidate for Connecticut’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District Seth Masket: Professor of political science and director of the Center on American Politics at the University of Denver; he is the author of The Inevitable Party: Why Attempts to Kill the Party System Fail and How the...