IRV

I have heard many people complaining that the two major political parties in the United States do not accurately represent their views.  It seems to me that if there were more parties to choose from, there would be more candidates to choose from, and people could pick from a greater selection, allowing the selection of a candidate whose viewpoints are more closely aligned with the voters in question. 

Consider this: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRV

What do you all think?

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Actually that wouldn't work since no one is going to put a competitive party in 2nd place and they may not put the wastebasket in it's place.

As long as those who get places =>2 don't have any real political power.*