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I often wonder: if there were more parties in America, how many of these independents would register with one of them?

In other words, if there's a record-high number of independents, how much of it is "market failure" where people want more options than the usual 2 parties?

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At least in Bulgaria, 60% of people don't vote. Granted that we aren't that socially active as a country, I think that any amount of parties wouldn't bring much difference. Until the system starts working again, as in convicting criminals, preventing policymakers from benefiting from "timely" investments and overall bringing the wealth gap down, I don't think that you'd be able to reach all of the people

Probably close to zero. American voters vote defensively, always for the candidate that has the best chance of winning against the other guy.

Totally agree. But I mean: supposing that we had a voting system where minor parties were more viable and didn't play spoiler. What % of independents would register as Greens, or Libertarians, etc, in that system?

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