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| Nem said: This is a symptom. The disease is the electoral system. |
Majoritarian democracy is not the only form of democracy. Consensus democracy is just as (if not more) democratic. The U.S has a system that is designed for decentralized politics, but currently the major parties are fighting for centralized power. There is pretty much direct democracy at the local level where communities have control over police, education, public goods, etc, representative majoritarian democracy at the state level, and consensus democracy at the central government level.
If the state switched from a first past the post system for the presidency or we abolished the presidency and switched it with a Swiss-esque directory, American politics would be even more consensus based, and even more palatable. Basically Switzerland is the perfect example of how the American system can work with less focus on the presidency, strong cantonal/state power, direct democracy, and limited central powers all balancing one another.
I personally would rather if the office of presidency (or a directory of presidents) became less majoritarian. Congress or the state governors could vote for him. Too much focus is put on presidential politics, and not the legislatures.
