Group of Dems and GOP want to get together to form a new "Forward" third party. Is it time? (1 Viewer)

[Da Guru]

62% of Americans who are sick of the Dems and GOP now want a viable third party.

Have to start somewhere. And if it is Trump-Biden II coming the time may be right to pick up steam.

 

[Jackstraw]

62% of Americans who are sick of the Dems and GOP now want a viable third party.

Have to start somewhere. And if it is Trump-Biden II coming the time may be right to pick up steam.

Absent any kind of policy positions its hard to say. 

But might be enough to Nader some future dems most likely. Already got the Greens, Libertarians, etc. so....sure jump on in the water's fine.  

 

[dkp993]

Three threads here on this topic already.  Guess it’s wanted….

 

[HellToupee]

Andrew Yang down?

 

[quick-hands]

no.   if it was time they would just take over one of the party's.   like the socialist left is taking over the dems.

 

[Zegras11]

no.   if it was time they would just take over one of the party's.   like the socialist left is taking over the dems.

don't forget the gun totin', women hating, nazi flag waving that's taken over the other party also!

 

[quick-hands]

don't forget the gun totin', women hating, nazi flag waving that's taken over the other party also!

that is the democrats as well.   guns for me not for thee

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

How many 3rd Parties do we need?

 

[quick-hands]

How many 3rd Parties do we need?

about as many sexes as there are  

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

about as many sexes as there are  

We're going to need a new definition of "third"

 

[The Dude]

How many 3rd Parties do we need?

1 formidable one

 

[The Dude]

So for fun let’s assume this gets off the ground.  Name a split ticket of gop moderate and dem moderate you could support.  Don’t worry about which runs at potus and which vice.

 

[Captain Cranks]

They should just label themselves the Sane Party. Moderates from both sides would know where to go. 

 

[Philo Beddoe]

John Fetterman / Justin Amash 

 

[The Commish]

So for fun let’s assume this gets off the ground.  Name a split ticket of gop moderate and dem moderate you could support.  Don’t worry about which runs at potus and which vice.

Amash/Yang

Buttigieg/Kinzinger

There's likely a bunch I could think of....those were the first four guys I thought of.

 

[Rich Conway]

Katie Porter / Larry Hogan

 

[timschochet]

When moderates leave the two main parties it only creates more room for extremists to win elections by dividing the vote. I want more moderates IN the two party system, not outside of it. 

 

[Rich Conway]

When moderates leave the two main parties it only creates more room for extremists to win elections by dividing the vote. I want more moderates IN the two party system, not outside of it. 

I think the point is to create election reforms such that we eliminate the two-party system.  You're right, of course, that our current election systems necessitate a two-party system.  Our current election systems aren't working.