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The Opening

Chapter 3: The Five Forces That Broke the System

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Paul J Chapman
Aug 30, 2026
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THE LAST CHAPTER ENDED WITH A QUESTION. If the old two-party system worked, if the big tents pulled everyone toward the middle and made governing possible, then what happened to the two political parties that we used to know? The breakdown was not a single event with a single cause. It was the slow work of five separate forces, pushing in the same direc…

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