Will the Democrats and Republicans always rule the country?

Will the Democrats and Republicans always rule the country?

Matthew Jones (Political Science Instructor) gives expert video advice on: Are the two parties really that different from each other?; How are the Democrats and Republicans dependent on one another?; When do Democrats and Republicans compromise? and more...

Will they always rule this country in the political system as it's currently constituted? I say there's a good chance. I mean 'always' is a word that academics don't like to use and neither do I. I mean the truth is that they didn't always rule this country. George Washington was a Federalist and Thomas Jefferson created the Democratic-Republican party, and those parties evolved into what we have today. And so it is possible that different fractions or factions or coalitions within these parties could break off and start a new party that becomes dominant. But in general the history and tradition of these two parties is such that they've got a lot of momentum going into the future, so for at least the forseeable future, I think that yes, they will probably be the ones ruling this country.