We need electoral reform because that would enable realignment. How many times do we hear people say "I really feel this way, but I support the Democrats because they aren't evil" or "yeah trump is an idiot and policies x,y,z sick, but I support the GOP because they believe in staying out of my business" or a million variations on that?

We need an electoral system that enables the existence and viability of a host of political parties, so that people can go to the ballot box and vote FOR something instead of against the "other" party.

A huge way both parties are able to capture support is through fear mongering. Dems shrewdly see some hope for political tailwinds when the GOP blocks abortion. Fox News rallies moderates and right wingers to the GOP by showing examples of the silliest examples of far left behavior (and by lying constantly).

If

* political parties had to campaign on what THEY would do rather than what their opponent does,

* Political parties could be quickly abandoned for failure to achieve those goals, and

* People could vote positively for what they support rather than against what they don't,

This country would be in a better place.

And friends, electoral reform will likely start local. If you like the idea, write your councilman. Get into municipal code and figure out what it would take to put such a system on city elections.