First of all, they’re not mine to post here, they belong to the author of the website.
Two, you don’t have to go to the site unless you want to, nor do you have to take part in the discussion.
Sorry, I thought you were the author.
And my contribution is, as stated: the problem with a 3rd party is money. I’d love to see Adelson, Koch bros, et al come together and say to the RNC, “screw you guys, we’re going our own way” and hire the kind of people it would take to start a new party from scratch. But we’re talking a billion dollars, probably, and it won’t happen overnight so there’s the time factor as well — can we afford to wait 5, 10, 15 years?
The alternative is to take control of the RNC platform - yet we have no clue as to how to do that. When the likes of Newt and Santorum are considered “too extreme” - what are the odds the RNC would suppor much of what is outlined in this platform? How could we displace those who are calling the shots at the RNC and replace them? I don’t mean to be negative, but it just feels like we’re in a car careening out of control down a mountain road and someone has locked the doors and welded ‘em shut. Even if we could get the keys, how could we escape? How much longer can we even keep the car on the road?