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[–] cynoclast 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

And here's why:

The majority of Democrats have shifted to the right so far that the two-party system is almost unrecognizable, according to Noam Chomsky.

“There used to be a quip that the United States was a one-party state with a business party that had two factions: the Democrats and Republicans—and that used to be pretty accurate, but it’s not anymore. The U.S. is still a two-party state, but there’s only one faction, and it’s not Democrats, it’s moderate Republicans. Today’s Democrats have shifted to the right,” Chomsky told RT America’s Anissa Naouai.

http://www.salon.com/2016/05/17/noam_chomsky_the_democratic_party_is_now_composed_of_moderate_republicans_partner/