Reply #29: to hell in a handbasket? [View All]

[earthlover]

In the short term, it would be impossible to organize another party in time for the 08 election. What would happen in 08 would be a massive turnoff...resulting in hordes of other-wise voters to stay home or vote for another candidate. Most likely stay home.

It could have long term splintering too. Perhaps another Third Party? Well, at this point, that would be total conjecture since I don't know who would lead such an undertaking.

More likely result would be a major turn-off to politics and the Democratic Party among the new voters who were going to be participants in 08. The independents, young voters, minorities...etc....who came to the primaries in record numbers. Ironically and tragically many of these would be turned off to the whole shit bag. Perhaps for a long time. A classic case of taking defeat out of the jaws of victory.