Do you think America should have 3 political parties instead of 2?

Question

We already have one from right and another one from left. Do you think we should have one from centre?

Answer 1

We have more than 3: heck lets see:

In no order:
1)Green party
2)Democratic Party
3)Socialist Party
4)Communist Party
5)Libertarian Party
6)Republican Party
7) Federal Party
8) Independents

That is just to name a few: in all there is about 50 parties in the USA,,

The problem comes in when the loss of vote for the 2 major parties is lost too the minor parties. BUT---this is good as it shows change in peoples attitudes in politics..At one time the Federals faced off against the Democratic-Republican Party..YES you read it right...

An interesting article asks for 4 parties
see below...first link is list as of 2004
second is article on 4 parties

Answer 2

Then we could have red states, blue states and, I don't know, maybe green or yellow states?

Seriously, I think it would only divide the country further and, for instance, allow a candidate to be elected with only 33+ percent of the vote. Not much representation or political clout if 2 out of 3 people voted against you - and you won, eh?

And imagine Congress trying to get anything done with three different parties promoting three different agendas - instant and constant grid lock.

Anyway, Joe Lieberman demonstrated this last election that an Independent vote was certainly not wasted or used to serve the benefit of one of the other candidates.

In a sense, the two parties and a sprinkling of Independents are really diverse enough to cover all of the ground.
There's no question that most of the democrats elected in this last election moved away from the left and toward the middle - if not even a little into the conservative territory. There's really not a heck of a lot of difference between a moderate democrat and a moderate republican - the differences only become evident when we move toward the extreme left or right - and these people don't usually do well in elections.

Answer 3

We have hundreds of political parties. Oh, you mean three major political parties...no, the law should favor the top two political parties of the state in question. Bringing more candidates into prominence makes it harder to elect a candidate with a clear margin; the more candidates we promote, the more likely we are going to get votes that end up statistically tied, as it happened too many times this time around. While I agree that the state in question's two major parties do not need to be Democrats and Republicans, there need to be two that receive the attention.

It should interest you to know that the attention a political party gets from the electoral commissions (with the exception of the Republicans and Democrats, who are protected by law) is determined by the percentage of votes they got in the last election. For example, in 1992, Ross Perot had to launch a grass root effort to get on all of the states' ballots for President. In 1996, he received automatic balloting and a debate invitation because of his party's vote standings in 1992. So, if you want to get the Green Party on the same stage as the Republicans, work to make sure their candidates are getting the votes they need; it will make it that much easier the next election.

I hope that helps.

Answer 4

Adding more political parties is complicated, it can start revolutions, or wars, depending on what party you choose to add. I mean lets take a look at Germany. They have a Nazi political party, and it is slowly but surely going up in percantage of the votes. In fact, shown by it's rise, within about 15 years, we could end up with another Nazi revolution in Germany. Not saying that America would actually put in a Nazi party, but sometimes in order to let freedom ring, you have to limit the peoples voice.

Answer 5

Need to have a 3rd party to check and balance the existing 2. America has millions of eligible voters, it's not possible every one of their views and beliefs can only fit into those 2 camps.

Answer 6

We have more than two already. We are always open to new ideas. I believe a third party could surpass one of the current two in a short period of time.

Answer 7

At least 3. California just rejected proposition to allow public monies to candidates. So this kicks the average man/woman out

Answer 8

Which one is left? I think liberal and conservative are better terms. Other parties have had limited success because of the enormous funds required for a national election.

Answer 9

No. It has several already that can't get off the ground...those need to be built up but the two won't allow it.

Answer 10

yes of course...but it is hard when the two parties in control make laws so it is hard for a third to come in...and i think center is American English...