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Pete Buttigieg: “Compared to other democracies, we have more of a winner take…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:22

But I wish more people would. There are also some features of our system that might actually systematically make that more True. So Compared to other democracies, we have more of a winner take all system in the way that our congressional elections work. For example, a lot of countries, you'd be in a place where there would be multiple members in a single district and the top three or something like that get through. (04:22–04:31)

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Asserts that the U.S. has a winner-take-all system in congressional elections, unlike many other democracies.

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