Title: Film of DC rally (How many does it look like to you?) Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Sep 14, 2009 Author:. Post Date:2009-09-14 12:37:53 by christine Keywords:None Views:1767 Comments:117
Look at the bright side Mark. We need the system to collapse and that has begun. The economy is a joke, and there are now at least 2 or 3 versions of America, so the balkanization process has begun. Yes, I'd love a 3rd party to evolve, and if you fear the Rs getting out in front of this, don't fret. If they do it will peter out quicker than poorly dosed Viagra addled hard on.
Honestly, unless there is a third party movement from this, if it is called "The Tea Party", or what ever, I'm not paying much attention.
Honestly, if it turns into a third party movement, I'll stop paying attention. Get this: It is mathematically impossible for a third party to be viable in a winner-take-all election system, such as the one we have in the US. Got that? 2 + 2 = 4, and third parties cannot be viable. Both statements are true with the same level of strength and certainty.
Yes, I know. The Republican Party displaced the Whig party. The operative word, however, is replaced. That's not just an accident of history. It was mathematically required.
The question, then, is what are the chances of a new party replacing one of the existing ones? A rough estimate would have to be once every 235 years, based on US history. Not good odds. It's much more likely that a determined group of activists might be able to take over an existing party from within. That's happened many times in US history.