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https://www.sltrib.com/opinion...source=pocket_mylist
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Independents are not homogenous. This is a basic misunderstanding by Brooks (and others). Some are to the left of Democrats and want to burn everything down; some are to the right of even MAGA Republicans and want to burn everything down. Some are in the middle. Some are libertarian. No single third party will appeal to all of them. | |||
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You're probably right that no single third party will reflect the independents, but from a practical standpoint a third party will allow people to redistribute, for lack of a better term. For example, if there's a shakeup and the third party takes on the makeup of a more far-right GOP, then there will be the existing GOP for the moderate GOP, the new 3rd party for the far right GOP, and the existing Dem party for the more liberal factions. If the third party establishes itself as more far left, then the labels are reversed. I see it as a statistical cluster problem - stating the obvious, if we wanted perfect alignment of people's political views to their party alignment, we would need a party for every single person. That's not what you're saying, but mathematically that is what makes sense. So then you start to reduce the number of options (clusters) until you reach 3, and let the "data" (in this case, platforms, voters registrations, etc.) determine the 3 parties and their political identity. If there's going to be a viable third party, I think it will be chaotic for many years. Six years seems like an understatement. Practically speaking, I might anticipate many semi-viable alternative parties which will take quite some time to consolidate. | |||
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There will not be a viable third party in our lifetimes. You think the Gerrymandering Masters will allow a third party into the game? There’s a chance if Elon Musk gathered up Gates and Bezos to fund it, maybe. I somehow doubt it would champion the interests of peasants. | |||
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Agreed. He's acting as if everyday Americans are the be all and end all. I see no proof of this. | |||
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/exc...-form-223654665.html
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Hurts to admit that I agree with Quirt. ![]() Will be interesting to follow Forward, but I expect very little.
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I think the third party should aim at a host of reform issues - gerrymandering, right to vote, integrity of elections, term limits, Supreme Court composition, campaign financing, and targeted taxation issues. Essentially, they should focus on addressing some of the issues that are undermining democracy and nurturing the dysfunction of our government. While some of those things have an ideological basis - try and stay away from the divisive issues of abortion, religion in the schools, pronoun usage, etc. | |||
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the number one thing they must have on their platform is getting corporate money out of politics. that is the only way anyone else's agenda can happen.
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Wait… Isn’t what’s good for GM good for the country? ![]()
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