Rumpole
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I think you are referring to the various coalition governments which parliamentary systems afford.To have more sensible politics, you need more choice.
If a person has only two options to choose from, they'll choose the more sensible option (sometimes). If they have six choices, then the chances are there'll be an even more sensible option.
Often people feel they only have one choice in the US. People decide they hate the other party, there's no one else to choose from, and the Reps and Dems feed off of that, they don't need to get better, they just need to attract the swing voters and usually do so by painting the other side as more crazy.
Doesn't happen so much in Germany or other countries with Proportional Representation.
I've given the concept of coalition governance a lot of thought. There are, in fact, numerous choices. There are several parties in America. But no one has ever launched a party outside of the GOP and the DNC that got more than single digits.
You can say we should have more choices, but we do have more choices, and the people just aren't choosing them.
In the USA, the last time I checked, and it was a few years ago ( some of them might be defunct) these are your choices
beyond the Republicans and Democrats.
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Constitution Party
American Solidarity Party
Reform Party
Socialist Party USA
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Prohibition Party
Independent Party
Modern Whig Party
Working Families Party
Peace and Freedom Party