Would You Agree That The United States Needs A New Political Party?

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The two major parties right now are the anti freedom religious nut Republicans or the pro mask let's save everyone soft Democrats  Both parties are failures and need to be remove asap!!

nightdrot · Accepted Answer

Voted NO. Not because there is anything intrinsically wrong with the idea, but rather because the question fails to understand the nature of American political parties.

Minor parties tend not to do well unless an extraordinary set of events and factors are at work. The last minor party to sprint to major status was the GOP, and all that took was a massive dispute over slavery and impending civil war. Beyond that, certain factors inherent in American culture and constitutional system mitigate against it.

American political parties are not generally ideological, but are rather coalitions of regional, ethnic, religious, income and other groups that have come together because of a happenstance of common interests and historical accident. That is how you get a GOP that runs the philosophical spectrum from Ted Cruz to Susan Collins, and a Democratic party that runs from Elizabeth Warren to Joe Manchin.

This is further because America's "winner take all/first past the post" electoral system reinforces this tendency. It tends to tilt the balance to parties that can cobble together the largest number of voters and thus causes the major parties to adopt popular ideas that might arise in a minor party, thereby depriving the minor party of its constituency before it can grow. Consequently, a libertarian like Senator Rand Paul runs under the GOP banner rather than as a member of the Libertarian party as this is the most likely way to get elected.

To all this, there is a mistaken assumption that parties exert a strong force in America's political system. This is not the case. In fact party discipline in the American system - especially Congress - is extremely weak. Which is why the majority has such an enormously difficult time passing bills.

There is no "three line whip" and "de-selection" as in the British parliamentary system. It is like herding cats at the best of times. In this, your question suggests that you are fixing a secondary - at most - problem. Confusing cause and effect.

Add it all up and it is not likely, barring some major crisis, that a third party will become a major force in American politics. Where it is inconsistent with the culture it will be rejected. Where its ideas are popular, they will be absorbed by the major parties. Thereby making the case for a third party at least problematic, at most redundant.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Accepted Answer

Yes, we need to start a petition to do away with the Democrat and Republican major parties

Smashingdoozy · Accepted Answer

The us political parties are both right leaning when compared to other countries political parties who tend to be center or center left.

veronicagirl973 · Accepted Answer

yeah one that accually cares for the low to middle class people.. but we all know damned well that is never going to happen.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

It’s been obvious for a number of years how polarised things are over in the US.

Its also always funny from a UK perspective, when the word the left is used.

quite possibly there should be a more encompassing centre left party.

it does not have to be a communist left, it can be defined by the US on what they want.

Something definitely need done, even a 10 year coalitIon of both parties to fix this polarised society.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

No, right now, we just need a new leader!! With Chairman Joe in charge, I can't possibly see how you can say the last guy was a freedom hater!!! Oh!! That's right, CNN told you so and against the law for you to question ANYTHING they told you!!
Sieg heil!!

SamFromFL · Answer

That’s coming soon. Once the communists are fully installed in a few years the US will look very different.

crmoore · Answer

I firmly disagree with your view on Republicans, but yes, America needs a strong, but moderate, libertarian movement/party.

humanearth · Answer

I been saying that for 20 years

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