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Possible to See a Third Political Party Rise in the Form of a Radical
Center?
* YesSandyRed542/28/2012
Not only do I believe a third party could rise, but it has also happened
before.
Believe it or not, the two main political parties were not always Democrat
and Republican. These parties rose to power in the late 1800's. Prior to
that there were different main political parties. Even today, we have seen
rises of political offshoots, like the Tea Party, for example. Also, look at
the success of Ron Paul, who is a libertarian.
* Yesesfrdrgfd3/28/2012
The success of a third party of centrism depends on the strength of the
party.
I think that it is possible for a third party to rise as it has been done
before, but has not been done in a while, which might make it seem
impossible to some. I think that a third party can rise, but it would possibly
require another party falling.
* Yesjeremygolan3/13/2012
Yes, it is possible to see the rise of a political party that is a radical
center as a result of today's partisan politics.
Although it is unlikely, conditions do exist where such a party could rise
to prominence. Americans are growing increasingly dissatisfied with the way
that right-wing Republicans and left-wing Democrats handle politics. In
fact, in recent national elections, the outcomes were determined by moderate
voters. If the middle-of-the-road voters continue to become disenfranchised
with the two-party system, they may come together to form a radical center
party that does not favor Republicans or Democrats.
* Yesjdoros3/23/2012
America today is starting to get fed up with the two-party system, which
may lend itself to a radical center.
Politics used to be that the two sides had their opinions, and they
compromised. The differences in parties were there so that everybody in the
country could have their say. Partisanship was not so much an issue as a boon.
Nowadays, the parties only argue that their way is the best, and compromise
has gone the way of the dodo bird. There are such strong divides between the
parties that perhaps the only solution is a third party that represents
compromise: the middle. Maybe a radical idea such as this is the solution we
need.
* YesAnonymous4/4/2012
I only say yes because I sure hope so.
I have strong liberal leanings socially, but largely I fall under the
"rational/independent" side. I hope somewhere out there that there are enough
like minded people who are tired of the political BS. We have to have more
options than the two we have, because neither of them are getting anything
done.
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* NoNineteen4/2/2012
I don't think it could happen, it's very unlikely because it's not viable
in a two party system
I think that this probably could not happen because what generally ends up
happening is the third party just takes up votes from one party and then
the party that wins ends up dominating, and less people will go to that third
party and then the enthusiasm for the third party is permanently
dampened.
* Nov-dawg3/18/2012
I believe a third political party will never be successful, as people
generally gravitate towards only one of two options.
I do not have enough faith in people's ability to choose from among more
than two candidates. It has been scientifically shown that people prefer less
choice as it is easier for them to decide and it involves less research
into who they have to vote for. As such, the political system will always be
two overarching parties.
* NoAnonymous2/23/2012
I don't see a third political party being able to rise up in the form of a
radical center - people will stick to their favorite party.
They tried to make this happen in the UK - all that happened was that the
Liberal Democrats took votes away from Labour, meaning the Conservatives got
the technical majority vote and we had a hung parliament - now we have a
Liberal-Conservative coalition - which just means Conservative! People will
stick to what they are used to - the voting public aren't angry enough to
be so radical yet.
* Nojeremygolan3/5/2012
I do not believe a third party can be viable in a two party system as
individuals are very polarized between two choices.
It is my belief that a third option in the political sphere is not possible
at all. People tend to divide themselves between one thing or the other,
but never more than that. It might seem counter intuitive to some, but
people do not like being given many options and prefer to have their choices
laid out in a simple bipolar proposition.
* Notamarawilhite3/25/2012
Centrism and radicalism are opposites.
Centrism is by definition a compromise between two opposing parties. Two
party systems tend to place themselves and their positions in line to claim
as many undecided or minimally committed voters as possible. Two party and
multi-party systems take opposing views that attract the devout believers of
those views. If there are two or more political parties, there are no
political extremists in the middle. Everyone emotionally committed falls into
an existing party. A radical third party would have to claim an issue
neither of the existing parties claims and find devoted followers of the
issue.
The major political parties that see such a critical mass will take a stand
on the issue and pull those followers into their own mass, since minority
parties rarely win elections. This inhibits the development of new political
parties and puts off development of radical new parties from forming.
* NoAnonymous3/30/2012
There have been many times that people have tried to create a third party
and failed.
People have tried before to make a third party and it has always failed.
People have the mindset that there are only two political parties and that
they have to either vote Democratic or Republican. The person that runs
against the people in either of the two parties cannot win and I feel that the
votes used for those people are wasted.
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