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To: Kazan

What if President Trump formed a third party? What would happen?


12 posted on 10/24/2023 9:29:25 AM PDT by Jack023
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To: Jack023
What if President Trump formed a third party? What would happen?

The Republican vote would be split and the Democrats would win the White House for the next 20 years. At least.
17 posted on 10/24/2023 9:31:02 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Jack023
What if President Trump formed a third party?

Trump, like Perot, doesn't really have the background to form a permanent, full-spectrum Third Party. You can't have a Party based on one candidate. Ideally, you'd have 450+ candidates for Congress, and as many as needed for governor. They would have to be people who run real campaigns, and not just place-holders.

It is more practical to keep eliminating the Flakes, Romneys, Ryans, Kinzingers and Cheneys until the remainder join the Democrats, leave the game, have a "conversion" (EVERY group has its imposters), or form their own Third Party (e.g. John B. Anderson).

If you insist on going the 3rd Party route, you are best off starting regionally, perhaps in an area where the Republicans are weak anyway. Caucus with the Republicans for as long as necessary, and slowly beef up until the Republicans caucus with you. Eventually it will go back to Two Parties because of our Winner Take All system.
29 posted on 10/24/2023 9:36:42 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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Democrats would win.

At least for a few cycles.


47 posted on 10/24/2023 9:42:20 AM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Jack023
What if President Trump formed a third party?

We'd have politicians in it standing on principle and representing its base and would eventually put the Republican party out of business.

65 posted on 10/24/2023 9:51:34 AM PDT by Kazan
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If you want a Trump/MAGA/America First party then vote for such candidates in the Republican primaries.

If such a candidate can’t win a Republican primary there is little chance they could win a general election as a thrid party candidate.


68 posted on 10/24/2023 9:52:32 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: Jack023
What if President Trump formed a third party? What would happen?

LOL. Some people reading that post, including party activists will get a cardiac.

If we have a third party for conservatives, then the democrats are going to win for the next 100 years, and it will be unlimited spending, and our children will be stolen and brainwashed, and political opponents will be prosecuted in kangaroo courts and we will lose our freedoms and we will have marxism e.t.c.

75 posted on 10/24/2023 9:55:57 AM PDT by Moorings
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How well did the Federalist party do after the election of 1800?


145 posted on 10/24/2023 10:48:40 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Jack023

IT would be reported as a 10.7 earthquake.


164 posted on 10/24/2023 11:47:27 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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