Why Any New Third Party Should be Centrist, Liberal
and Radical
https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/why-any-new-third-party-should-be-centrist-liberal-and-radical
Ed Dolan notes:
“To put it all together, then, a new third party is unlikely to succeed unless it aims for the center, because that is where the largest bloc of dissatisfied voters is to be found. By the same token, it should be liberal in espousing good government, personal freedoms, broad-based democracy and a strong market economy. And it should be radical, attacking America’s shameful inequality with new ideas — not on trickle-down nostrums or welfare-statism.
I know what you’re thinking. This platform for a new
party may be practical and may align with the wishes of a plurality of
Americans. But the impediments — the dumbing-down effect of social media, the
anti-democratic distortions built into federal elections and the immense power
of vested interests, to mention just a few — are truly daunting”.
https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/why-any-new-third-party-should-be-centrist-liberal-and-radical
Ed Dolan notes:
“To put it all together, then, a new third party is unlikely to succeed unless it aims for the center, because that is where the largest bloc of dissatisfied voters is to be found. By the same token, it should be liberal in espousing good government, personal freedoms, broad-based democracy and a strong market economy. And it should be radical, attacking America’s shameful inequality with new ideas — not on trickle-down nostrums or welfare-statism.
How to fix democracy: Move beyond the two-party system, experts say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/01/break-up-two-party-system/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/01/break-up-two-party-system/
Is America Ready for a Third Party?
https://www.barrons.com/articles/is-america-ready-for-a-third-party-51613675745
“… our nation this week has entered a remarkable new political era. For the first time in polling history dating back to 1939, 50% of Americans identify as independents, not Republicans or Democrats. By comparison, Americans identifying as independents back when Franklin Roosevelt was president in the early 1940s averaged less than 20%. Half of U.S. voters are now uncommitted to the traditional parties and open to attractive alternatives”.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/is-america-ready-for-a-third-party-51613675745
“… our nation this week has entered a remarkable new political era. For the first time in polling history dating back to 1939, 50% of Americans identify as independents, not Republicans or Democrats. By comparison, Americans identifying as independents back when Franklin Roosevelt was president in the early 1940s averaged less than 20%. Half of U.S. voters are now uncommitted to the traditional parties and open to attractive alternatives”.