Is the two-party system broken beyond repair?

It is badly distorted by incentives, but reforms like ranked-choice voting, open primaries, and redistricting can still make it more competitive.

It's dysfunctional and ripe for reform, but parties have repeatedly absorbed insurgent movements and realigned, so the system bends rather than breaks beyond repair.

The constitutional framework and historical precedent show that the system remains capable of reform and adaptation under voter pressure.