I'm not terribly convinced it is possible under the current framework. Note I mentioned a better system, which we don't have and aren't in much danger of getting any time soon.
I'm not terribly convinced it is possible under the current framework. Note I mentioned a better system, which we don't have and aren't in much danger of getting any time soon.
It may not be possible for an electable third party, but an unelectable one (i.e., No Labels) can certainly gum-up the works as a spoiler against Democrats. Hell, if anything, I wish the moderate Republicans would break away and start their own center-right party with the sole intention of bleeding away support from the Republican's MAGA candidates.
Perhaps now is the time to dust off the ol' Democratic-Republican moniker. It aptly describes the non-MAGA Republicans as in favor of democracy as opposed to the authoritarian ones. This way they don't have to stop being Republicans, but differentiate themselves from the fringe that took over.
No Labels is highly suspect as a mechanism to bleed the Rs that are currently voting blue and the R leaning Indies that are doing the same. Net result is that the Dems lose. No Labels is protecting their anonymous donors rather aggressively. And I saw a map the other day of states they are targeting. All the battleground states and the swing states. I don't trust them as a genuine 3rd party. Sounds like a dirty trick waiting to happen, imo.
I'm not terribly convinced it is possible under the current framework. Note I mentioned a better system, which we don't have and aren't in much danger of getting any time soon.
It may not be possible for an electable third party, but an unelectable one (i.e., No Labels) can certainly gum-up the works as a spoiler against Democrats. Hell, if anything, I wish the moderate Republicans would break away and start their own center-right party with the sole intention of bleeding away support from the Republican's MAGA candidates.
Perhaps now is the time to dust off the ol' Democratic-Republican moniker. It aptly describes the non-MAGA Republicans as in favor of democracy as opposed to the authoritarian ones. This way they don't have to stop being Republicans, but differentiate themselves from the fringe that took over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party
No Labels is highly suspect as a mechanism to bleed the Rs that are currently voting blue and the R leaning Indies that are doing the same. Net result is that the Dems lose. No Labels is protecting their anonymous donors rather aggressively. And I saw a map the other day of states they are targeting. All the battleground states and the swing states. I don't trust them as a genuine 3rd party. Sounds like a dirty trick waiting to happen, imo.
There's also the Forward Party getting on state ballots; I have no idea if they will balance the No Labels party or make it worse.
That no labels thing could be an issue if Trump isn't on the ticket. If he is, I don't think they'll be a factor.