Todays Dem party is ‘not healthy’. Todays republican party is marginal at best.
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The Republican Party does not, and never will, represent conservatives. We really do need a new party.
I argue against new parties. The Republican party needs to be taken back from within. New parties never win majorities, and dilute the possibility of a majority. One of the strengths and sources of stability of our system historically has been that we are a two party system. I often use Italy as an example of a multiparty system where nothing ever gets done because there is no majority, thus dysfunctional government. Of course all this relies upon the parties not being corrupt. If the representatives are not representing the people, then number of parties doesn’t matter. But still conservatives wont make any gains with a third party, just create more division and disunity.
The republican party did at one time represent smaller government. Not sure how to get that one back in the barn today.