Vin Weber and Larry Diamond on America's unhealthy democracy

An election worker hands out stickers to voters.
An election worker hands out stickers to voters after they cast their ballots at Belmont High School February 9, 2016 in Belmont, New Hampshire.
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Two prominent people in the world of politics think America's democracy is in trouble. Former Minnesota GOP congressman Vin Weber and Stanford political scientist Larry Diamond say voters are increasing dissatisfied with the two-party system, and we need to change it to bring in more independent voices and satisfy increasingly independent voters.

They spoke March 7, 2016 at an event moderated by professor Larry Jacobs at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School. Larry Diamond is author of "The Spirit of Democracy."

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