The United States is basically a two-party political system, those two parties being the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Yes, there are some independent third parties, but in modern times, no third-party candidate has won the general election.

But America’s two-party system is very broken. One party puts country over party, while the other puts party over country. One party wants to move the country forward. One party wants to take us backward. One party wants to protect and defend democracy. One party wants to destroy it.

(Exactly 88 words)

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Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt, where the challenge is “party” in exactly 88 words. Image source: civilbeat.org.