[ Looking at the Libertarian Party, which is taken as a joke, or the Constitutional Party, which has even worse performance than the Green Party even, makes me wonder. ]
In the past a third party was quite silly when the republican was “viable”...
Things have changed..
If a third party or even a caucus of “third parties” is possible, it is Now....
If even a third party viable.... it is now..
Maybe several third partys based on “issues”..
One party would be great but probably won’t happen..
Not all the abortion, gun and small givernment people agree..
But they can form a caucus.. even with the Libertarians..
Actually several third partys might be best in the beginning.. to increase demographic blocks..
As those parties mature they may merge..
Like the Tea Party which is no party..
Bottom line is republicans are leaving like lemmings..
With nowhere to go.. except some nebulous Independent Identification..
Someone should call a “meeting” of minds somewhere..
Conservatives are cats, democrats and Rinos are dogs..
Might take several parties to herd them cats..
With somewhere “to go” more republicans may “leave”.. and a few democrats as well..
Note: the republican party is dead as a floater in a latrine..
An ‘association’ of third-parties actually could work. I believe the Israel ‘Knesset’ and Italian ‘Parlamento’ generally have coalitions of aligned political parties. That could work.