Originally Posted by
Sailor
I got the point. I think, but cannot be sure of course, that this is what happens mostly in countries with only two parties or anywhere in elections where are only two candidates.
Little OT, but that is why i think that multi party system is sometimes, but not always, better. We have no only red and blue parties, but several greens, yellow, blue-yellow, orange, dark red, black and gray parties + few that have no color. All reds do not necessary have anything to do with ideological left and the green doesn't always mean enviromental thinking.
This system makes the winners behave very carefully as there is no actual ideological majority or it is changes here and there. The winners know that they cannot only take care for those who voted them but for those who didn't as well. Every voter (well at least those who can think) knows that good government has to make not so nice decisions sometimes. They are not to make friends but to work for the whole country, not only for those who gave their votes to them.
Of course this system has downsides as well, but dividing people in two or creating mistrust between opponents are not those downsides.