Although the ideological distance between the major American parties is smaller than what is found in many other democracies, ______.
A. candidates for minor parties can still win presidential elections
B. that distance has grown in recent decades
C. Americans are increasingly devoted to those two main parties
D. negative partisanship is leading to the creation of many other parties
Ans: B. that distance has grown in recent decades
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