Missouri & Kansas Confront Uniparty Fatigue

As always, we must define terms:

Uniparty: Multiple political parties that have a shared vision which tends to uphold the same powerful elite regardless of party affiliation. 

Realization of this trend seems to be taking hold as we slouch toward election season.

Here's proof that voters are growing increasingly frustrated by the dearth of options:

"A recent Reuters poll found that nearly a third of respondents didn't support either candidate.But other options don't seem to be materializing.

"There's several reasons behind that, Dr. Amber Dickinson, an associate professor of political science at Washburn University, said. The two-party system is institutionalized, and very hard to change. Plus, third-party or independent candidates struggle more in fundraising and even getting on the ballot compared to major-party candidates.

And despite growing popularity for alternative voting systems like ranked-choice voting, Kansas and Missouri lawmakers have tried to outlaw the practice in recent years."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Why Kansas and Missouri political scientists say third-party bids will still struggle this election year

A recent poll said nearly a third of voters didn't support either former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden. But third-party or independent candidates still don't have a serious path forward, and in Kansas, lawmakers want to make it more difficult for them to make the ballot for statewide office.