Is the GOP's stop Trump campaign too late? Speaker Ryan rules himself out as a last minute nominee
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It's more of a case of the GOP voters being pissed off with the lack of effectiveness of the GOP in the Senate and House. They have control yet haven't accomplished anything other then repeatedly sending a repeal of Obamacare to the White House without having a Republican president and approving the appropriations bill that a lot of GOP voters were unhappy with, although I myself am unsure what was in it.
While I can understand to some degree the mentality about only voting for the major parties, to avoid the side you like less winning, I think it is a mentality that is extremely damaging to a democracy.
Here in Denmark, none of the parties are even remotely large enough to gain the majority and form a government of their own. This means that the parties have to form coalitions to get the majority of votes. This results in that even the small parties can have something to say, as their votes may be needed to maintain the majority of a political faction. The larger parties have to make deals, and if they cannot agree about legislation with every party from their own coalition, they can go "across the middle" and negotiate a deal with other parties from the other side of the political spectrum. Politicians can also more easily change from one party to another, as there are less differences between the many political parties.
This is a system where every vote counts, and there are many different and nuanced political parties you can vote for. You can also vote for specific politicians, so that you can make sure that your vote goes to your candidate of choice. The candidate with the most personal votes in the coalition with a majority, is the most likely person to become prime minister.
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