But my point is -- if enough people are upset about the right issues, feeling pushed away from their current party--in an information society, a new legitimate third party can and may be born...
I don't disagree with the above. My contention is that it is very hard in todays environment to jell that group nationwide to make a 3rd party work. Ifas, couldas, wouldas are always a possibility.
You may not like the race inference but I'd bet money on the 5 states [Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia] he won race was the deciding factor by far. jmo.
..deport, FYI
I found this site linked below
Wallace was only 50,000 votes shy of sending it to the House. And you are right, the race element was all through that campaign--it just wasn't the only one.
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