--Oh, wait, I forgot, in your system third parties will fund their campaigns with sunshine and pixie dust.--
True, you'd need some real public funding to prevent a small party from being bought off by a lobby or some wealthy sugar daddy like a Soros or Scaife. Some people on this board would scream murder at such a suggestion, though.
"True, you'd need some real public funding to prevent a small party from being bought off by a lobby or some wealthy sugar daddy like a Soros or Scaife. Some people on this board would scream murder at such a suggestion, though."
A system that would allow incumbents an even greater advantage by funneling public funds into their war chests (and eventually into their own personal pockets)? My tax dollars going to fund a small political party that supports abortion on demand? Why, who could possibly oppose such a plan...