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How to fix democracy: Break up the Democratic and Republican parties, experts say Christopher Ingraham © Ting Shen/Bloomberg Members of Congress, led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) are considering legislation that would end two-party politics. The Fair Representation Act would create multi-member House districts in states with more than one representative, require those districts to be drawn by independent commissions to minimize gerrymandering, and allow voters to choose representatives in those districts using a ranked-choice voting system. Dissatisfaction with two-party politics is at an all-time high, new Gallup polling shows, with 62 percent of Americans saying Democrats and Republicans are doing such a poor job of representing their constituents that a third party is needed.

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