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Republicans show Historic Support for Third PartiesMatt Welch | May 10, 2011Some interesting findings from Gallup: Gallup has always found political independents to be most desirous of a third party, and 68% currently are. But right now there is also a significant party gap, with 52% of Republicans favoring a third party, compared with 33% of Democrats. This is the first time Gallup finds a significantly higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in favor of a third party. During much of President Bush's term, the opposite was true, with Democrats more likely to favor the formation of a third party. That gap narrowed in 2007, after the Democrats' victories in the 2006 midterms, and there has been a minimal difference between the two parties until the current poll.<snip>Does all of this mean we're going to see some hot third party action in 2012? No. But what it does indicate, as explained well by Reason Polling Director Emily Ekins below, is that while all the systemic biases toward binary politics remain, Americans are clearly yearning for more real variety within the major parties. And when someone finally figures out a way to breach the duopoly, that water's gonna flood through fast.
Yes. I say throw the GOP leadership OUT and TAKE the party back.Let them go start a new democrat light party for gutless wonders like themselves.
That's a third party that would be an absolute non-starter. Why would anybody pull the lever for Dem-lite when they can get full fledged Dem by pulling the (D) lever?
Yes. Thats my point. Thats what we have now.
