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Originally Posted by Boreas
You don't actually believe that do you? Washington is a closed shop.
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Yes I do.
The two current parties exist because they are the traditional structure in American politics. They won't get displaced until, well, they are displaced by the simple existence of masses (i.e. millions) of people wanting something as bad enough as the current Democrats and Republicans do. If there were a huge, huge mass of "Independent Voters" who demanded a voice and more power they would simply make a party like the ones that exist now and establish primary rules.
Or take one over. You can see that with what has happened to the GOP. A new party born in the 1850s dedicated to preservation of the Union and a national economy, which the extension of slavery into new states would have hurt.
A new New Independent Party today would have to coalesce around a similar sort of national outlook on important issues. It has not happened yet.
I am retired military cold war liberal John, not some wonky leftest collectivist fellow traveler sort lol
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