Could the USA live with a major third politcal party?

Question

With all the apparent corruption in the two present national parties shouldn't the worlds largest democracy give it citizens more choice in who they have to represent them?

Answer 1

I could not agree with you more. there is a reason as to why we are only given 2 choices. In Edward Bernays book Propaganda he points out that the reason is because the American public should not be made to make hard choices. This, of course is an insult to our intellect but it provides the government an easy venue to "manufacture consent" for their corrupt agenda. I like the idea the other poster made about adding environmentalist and libertarian to our choices. Other democratic countries around the world have a system to deal with multiple candidates so why shouldn't we?

Answer 2

We do have more than two parties. Its the natural progression of politics that have brought us to this present condition where only two of those parties have the influence necessary to either win elections or move any new legislation through the process. Whenever a third party starts getting somewhere, they pull from one side or the other rather than from both sides. It winds up sinking both parties that appeal to the majority and the minority winds up winning the powerful positions.

Presently the left are so weak in the political arena due to their stance on national security and the obvious need to defend ourselves militarily in the world arena. Their base have attacked the will of the vast majority of this nation's faith, freedom of speech, civil rights, etc., the point that they appear to be out of touch with mainstream America. They have spent the last six years attacking the plans of the conservatives but not presenting any viable plans of their own.

A successful takeover of the liberal agenda could be accomplished this election but it would mean another loss at the polls for the left. Should they have a new party take over? Absolutely. Some party that mainstream America can identify with. One strong enough to defend themselves from the radical leftist ideas that have isolated the Democratic party. Messages like "no blood for oil" "Christians are the source of real evil" "gay marriage" "peace at any cost" "self defense is equivalent to Nazism" "making federal government responsible to pay for abortion on demand, embryonic stem cell research" (not making it illegal, even paying for adult stem cell research where there has been some success, but not paying for embryonic stem cell where there has never been any success) Thousands of examples just like these.

Answer 3

We aren't a Democracy. Our forefathers didn't want a Democracy!

While on the surface your point is well taken, however, as weak as 3rd Party candidates are now, they actually screw up the process by effecting an outcome when they might have just flushed their ballots. If they can get the money, and no one has yet but Perot who spent a lot of his own, you can't run a credible campaign. That's why 3rd parties are written off by voters!

Answer 4

I don't know but I'd love to see something stir the pot of the old tried and not so true anymore. My only concern is that the rise of a third party could in fact draw voters in such a way as to jeopardize one party from being able to remove another party in power by spliiting the vote needed to do it. This has been seen in the past.

Answer 5

Sure, mine.

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Our platform is shaky. It's to eliminate earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.

Our mascot: the flatworm

Theme songs: "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Whole Lot of Shaking Going On", "I Fell the Earth Move Under My Feet", "Hunka Burning Love", "Ebb Tide", "Surfin’ USA", “Catch a Wave”

Lighting: Lava Lamps

Favorite food, breakfast: squash pancakes
Favorite food, lunch: tile fish
Favorite food, supper: plank steak

I hope I didn’t make an ash of myself ~<{:-)]#

Answer 6

Not only could we "live" with it, we NEED a third and fourth political party capable of loosening the stranglehold the Republicrats have on our political system, which has created the most corrupt such system in the world. -RKO-

Answer 7

Oh ya we need one. It seems that everone is soo stuck one way or another that another party couldnt sneek in. Sometimes l think that ww 3 starts every election time!!

Answer 8

There are already more than 2 parties. and it's republic not democracy.

Answer 9

Heck yes, we need a 3rd and 4th party REAL bad. My vote is for libertarians, and environmentalists.

Answer 10

constitution first party.

it has some of the best tennants from the republicans, democrats, environmentalists and so forth, not too way out wacky in my opinion.