As long as everything stays in place as-is, no party can afford to split, John.

We see within the Red Party that the disgruntled people were able to push their yellow color through to the top, and now we have an Orange Party.

We see within the Blue Party that the disgruntled people were not able to push their yellow color throught to the top, so it did not turn into a Green Party.

Over the decades, both parties have shifted colors, I'd say many times if we accept little color changes as real changes, too.

We are stuck at the Federal level, where the US Constitution is almost impossible (read: impossible) to change.

So, we have to look at the lower levels of government to find the other pathways for a better form of representation.

To be honest, John, for a large nation like the United States that may be a blessing in disguise. We don't want twenty little parties occupying all the seats for a nation this large and powerful. We have a role to play in stabilizing this world, hard as it already is.

Particularly at the local level, we have the best opportunity available already because the US Constitution requires governments to use the better system (and not use a discriminating system), while at the same time it does not tell these governments (or the State government) that it can do as it see fit at these local levels.

The Federal government is set in cement.

The freedoms of the States are set in cement.

The rules and freedoms of the local levels are not even discussed. But the fairness rule is poured in cement.

So, at the local level we should actually already have Proportional Voting in place. The State cannot butt in and demand that we hold elections in discriminating manners (and winner-take-all discriminates big time).

I'd like to add that the local level is a wonderful place to learn how that other form of democracy works.

Thank you for your reply.