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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:15 PM Feb 2021

The Truth shall set you free....

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The Truth shall set you free.... (Original Post) pbmus Feb 2021 OP

A third party can't compete in our current system. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #1

Shhhh, don't tell them soothsayer Feb 2021 #2

They would have to recruit members to their new party. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #3

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

1. A third party can't compete in our current system.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:18 PM

Feb 2021

Their only chance would seem to be to figure out how to take the party back from the extremists.

The problem is that the extremists are (at least) half the party.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. Shhhh, don't tell them

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:24 PM

Feb 2021

Irish_Dem

(47,131 posts)

3. They would have to recruit members to their new party.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:46 PM

Feb 2021

To make up for booting out the crazies.

But they would need some organizing principles and ideas.
I don't think they can do that right now.

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