Is it time for a strong third party to emerge?
831397
I loathe Democrats and Republicans....i vote relucantly vote for Republicans cause I loathe them a little less than Republicans.\n\nI wish there was another choice.
1046
Somebody good like McCain should run as an Independent!  The partisan politics of the Democrats and Republicans seems to cause a lot of nothing getting done for the sake of toeing the party line.  I feel we need someone who can breach the impasse(s) that these parties seem to have caused over the years by uniting individuals from the "ruling" parties to take an active part in government.  The current system needs some kind of "spanking" and only an independent can do it; I feel McCain is the man.
555996
If the right person was running as a 3rd party candidate for any of the offices, I'd vote for them.  \n\nIt would have to be a viable 3rd party candidate unlike the ones we've had in the past, like Nader and Perot.\n\nIf the person supported my views, I'd vote for 'em.
1094862
You are correct in this assumption.\nAs long as Big Business supports the "two party system", then the little man has abolutely no chance at all unless its "name recognition alone".\n\nRoss Perot had a chance at getting a third party in "once", but, he picked as an unlikely candidate for a Vice President as anyone ever could have, and lost miserably...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
401250
Revoultion is long over due in this country, but the only way to succeed in one is for it to be peacful and through the ballot box. We have got to do away with the twoparty system. The Dems are too liberal and the Repubs are too conservative.
506423
There's no need to "establish" a 3rd Political Party to do these things...There's already one:\n\nTHE CONSTITUTION PARTY\n\nhttp://www.constitutionparty.org/
394698
The 2 party system was not the idea of our founding fathers. George Washington was actually VERY opposed to it. There have been some contenders recently who has challenged it, Ross Perot and Ralph Nader most recently. I, for one, am sick of being forced to vote for either idiot #1 or idiot #2 when there is not really all that much difference between them. I don't think we need to strengthen the 2-party system. I think we need to abolish it and start over.
732876
In a HEARTBEAT.\n\nI'm hoping that a third-party candidate will emerge who is moderate enough that they will be able to pull votes from both sides, and give the Repubs and Dems something to worry about.  I think that would make the Repubs and Dems more answerable to the citizens, instead of the special interest groups.
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Potentially, there would be NO restrictions that would limit or refuse the coming of a 3rd political party. In fact, the history of the United States has actually had 3 political parties yet one of them seemed to always fail. (This was easily seen in the 1800's while Americans continued to establish their democracy).\n\nToday, we know this "3rd" political party as the "Independents." Independents claim they do not pick and choose which party they want to belong to. Instead, they "supposedly" agree with neither the Democrats or the Republicans. They are a party of themselves and create new ideas that do no lean to one side or the other. Some might even consider the Independents as the "middle" man.\n\nHowever, because the U.S. is so politically divided, the Independents rarely make it into office due to their scattered infrastructure and organization. Because in a political system that either goes one way or not, a majority of citizens find it hard to "come between." This isn't to say that this cannot exist, but it's difficult. It's like the ole saying, "You're either with us, or against us."
218663
Nobody currently in Washington. There are people "on both sides of the aisle" who would agree with you on some of these issues, but not all. Think 3rd party. Try my link...
270008
Yes but the "two-headed monster" won't let it happen. It's much more than the debates. look at your local states laws and see what any 3rd party or independant candidate has to do to get on the ballot and compare with what the GOP/Dems have to do.\n\nBut it all goes back to the American people. They are willing to accept the mediocrity of the two party system, so they get what they deserve.
958198
You're much better off trying to help the current 3rd parties (green, libertarian, constitution), they have been around for many years and still can't get on most ballots.
564808
i think a new party is in order. both parties have failed us. everytime one of them control a branch, it becomes corrupt and out of control. dems did it in the early 90's and lost the house, now reps are doing it and they will lose the house back to dems and the cycle will continue. \n\nwho can remember dems trying to solve the health care problem 12 years ago... and the rep promised to fix it and nothing has been done to it and that is one example.\n\nwe a need a new party with a slogan "America First!" who will reform the system from bottom up and work for the people not for corps.
1159628
Not this time around.  2004 showed that the "third" way is so fractured that the Independent Party had members sue each in several states just to get a name on a ballot.  The Green Party decided to get a candidate on the ballot in several states, as well, and even they had their own intra-party squabble as to who that should be, whether Nader, or the chairman at the time.
666382
We have multiple third parties in this country.  It's just that they don't have as much resources or funds as the Democrats and Republicans, so most of the time they end up being either regional parties or one-issue parties.
224471
Third party candidates don't have much of a chance.
907155
I hope you are right.   There's a lot of news coverage on the new people in politics who are willing to go after what's really important.  But how long will it take for the damage the Republicans have caused to be over.