Fed up with the two parties, a new group forms

[Mac1958]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

 

[ChrisL]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

Too bad that these ideas start off good but then seem to get infiltrated by all the extremists and nuts. But seeing as how this is a "centrist" party, maybe it won't be so bad. It would be nice to have another party to choose from that actually has a chance in hell to win elections!

 

[yiostheoy]

Yes wishful thinking.

The current two parties have been around ever since Buchanan and Lincoln.

And the two party system ever since Jefferson and Adams.

 

[Mac1958]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

Too bad that these ideas start off good but then seem to get infiltrated by all the extremists and nuts. But seeing as how this is a "centrist" party, maybe it won't be so bad. It would be nice to have another party to choose from that actually has a chance in hell to win elections!

Yeah, at some point we have to do something. Seems to me this would be the obvious answer to this insane, binary environment.
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[Harpy Eagle]

Libertarians are the only true centrist group/party right now. They are socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

 

[yiostheoy]

Ya' jus' gots ta pick the lesser of two weevils is all.

I was surprised Trump got picked.

But at the same time I was glad Hillary did NOT get picked.

Hillary picks on guns too much.

She and Willie hate military looking black guns the most.

They should both just STFU and get their own ones.

And a few hi cap mags for them too.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

I'm pretty sure we will see many new parties once our shadow govt nukes its own citizens.

 

[Disir]

I'm not going to get my hopes up.

 

[yiostheoy]

Libertarians are the only true centrist group/party right now. They are socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

... and useless as teats on a boar.

 

[yiostheoy]

I'm not going to get my hopes up.

Good girl !!

 

[Freewill]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

When tired of the two party system, create another party...makes sense.

 

[yiostheoy]

I'm pretty sure we will see many new parties once our shadow govt nukes its own citizens.

... "nukes" them/us with WHAT ???

 

[yiostheoy]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

Too bad that these ideas start off good but then seem to get infiltrated by all the extremists and nuts. But seeing as how this is a "centrist" party, maybe it won't be so bad. It would be nice to have another party to choose from that actually has a chance in hell to win elections!

Yeah, at some point we have to do something. Seems to me this would be the obvious answer to this insane, binary environment.
.

You Mac1958 should take your b!tching and complaining to Jefferson and Adams.

Apparently they saw things differently.

 

[JoeB131]

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.

Why do you keep blaming one party for the other party's fuckups?

 

[Onyx]

When you have mutliple parties they just form coalitions and it doesn't end up looking any different. The caucusues within the two existing American parties are starting to serve the same purpose, with the progressive faction in the Democrats and conservative faction in the Republicans.

 

[Freewill]

Decomcrat
Republican
Libertarian
Green

Are at least four you have to choose from today.

Another party of like minded people walking in lock step certainly is what we need.

 

[Mac1958]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

Too bad that these ideas start off good but then seem to get infiltrated by all the extremists and nuts. But seeing as how this is a "centrist" party, maybe it won't be so bad. It would be nice to have another party to choose from that actually has a chance in hell to win elections!

Yeah, at some point we have to do something. Seems to me this would be the obvious answer to this insane, binary environment.
.

You Mac1958 should take your b!tching and complaining to Jefferson and Adams.

Apparently they saw things differently.

If you're happy with this, great.
.

 

[yiostheoy]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

Too bad that these ideas start off good but then seem to get infiltrated by all the extremists and nuts. But seeing as how this is a "centrist" party, maybe it won't be so bad. It would be nice to have another party to choose from that actually has a chance in hell to win elections!

Yeah, at some point we have to do something. Seems to me this would be the obvious answer to this insane, binary environment.
.

You Mac1958 should take your b!tching and complaining to Jefferson and Adams.

Apparently they saw things differently.

If you're happy with this, great.
.

I'm not obsessed with b!tching and complaining about weltschmertz.

 

[JoeB131]

Let's review third parties, shall we?

2016- Dope Smoking Gary Johnson hands election to Trump.
2000- Hippy Ralph Nader hands the election to Bush.
1992- Crazy Ross Perot hands the election to Slick Willy
1980 - Wacky John Anderson hands the election to Ronnie Ray-gun!
1968 - Racist George Wallace hands the election to Tricky-Dick
1948 - Racist Strom Thurmond and Commie Henry Wallace almost hand the election to Thomas Dewey.

Here's the thing with third parties. They are truly fucking useless.

Better system. Scrap the electoral college, and do what the French are doing- You have an election, and if no one gets 50%, you have a runoff between the two top vote getters.

If a third party has a really good idea, then it will grow from cycle to cycle.

 

[imawhosure]

Fed up with the 2 parties, a group of centrists rises up

For now, it's most likely just wishful thinking. It has been tried a few times recently and fell on its face.

But you never know when something is going to catch on. So, fingers crossed.

Surely there are more and more people who are sick and tired of this current mess, and the people causing it.
.

The MSM is causing this. I have never seen an event with such polar opposite takes on it by the media. Sure, Washington plutocrats are the actors, but the media is suppose to investigate; not just parrot what their favorite politician says.

And so I ask you Mac for your thread--------->which party has changed? Could the Republicans still elect Ronald Reagan as their standard bearer? Conversely, could the Democrats elect JFK as theirs? And at what point in time do we Americans realize that Reagan against JFK is supposed to be the type of Presidential races we need as Americans, instead of Trump versus Hillary! Maybe that is why independent roles are growing so large. Most of our country resides in the center, and so yes; we could finally get a political 3rd party. Problem is, who is going to fund them? What mechanism will make them viable? How will we get the MSM to tell the truth on our debt situation, and even if they do, how many Americans will listen! Hell, America can't even agree on what is suppressing job creation.

Again, this is the MSMs fault. Politicians should NEVER get away with the crap they are today, from either side!