I’m not against starting a third party at all; I’m actually 99% for it. But, if it’s going to be done, we have to understand what a massive task it will be to get established & earn seats. The UK has a parliamentary system. America is pretty much a duopoly at this point. These systems are not comparable when discussing the success of starting a 3rd party. We have to be realistic about how to make a successful 3rd party in America, not a parliamentary system, if it’s going to work.
We weren’t as dug in on a 2 party system back then. I’m not saying I think a new party is a bad idea, only that we should be well prepared for what it will take to make it happen. If it fizzles out (or gets stamped out by the uniparty), that loss will be bigly.
I’m not against starting a third party at all; I’m actually 99% for it. But, if it’s going to be done, we have to understand what a massive task it will be to get established & earn seats. The UK has a parliamentary system. America is pretty much a duopoly at this point. These systems are not comparable when discussing the success of starting a 3rd party. We have to be realistic about how to make a successful 3rd party in America, not a parliamentary system, if it’s going to work.
The Republicans were a 3rd party.
We weren’t as dug in on a 2 party system back then. I’m not saying I think a new party is a bad idea, only that we should be well prepared for what it will take to make it happen. If it fizzles out (or gets stamped out by the uniparty), that loss will be bigly.