pinyaka comments on The Two-Party Swindle - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pinyaka 06 November 2012 05:00:59PM 1 point [-]

They get their base to vote for them no matter what.

I don't know that this is true. The primaries effectively screen out candidates who aren't blue or green enough for the base. From this anchor point, the winning candidate may moderate somewhat to try and attract swing voters, but they aren't starting from a position of trying to get undecided voters.