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Challenging America's Two Party System

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are seen as the most unpopular candidates to have ever stood for the presidency of the United States. So why is it so difficult for a third party candidate to break through and make a real impact? Owen Bennett Jones and his guests discuss whether the US political system, trumpeted as a shining beacon of democracy across the world, really does give the voter the best choice.

Photo: A Trump supporter at the first US presidential debate in September 2016. Credit: Getty Images

Published on Friday, 30th September 2016.

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