[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

I am among those who jumped to Perot

Perot was a special case in that he got enough dissatisfied voters from both parties, as well as those that didn't vote too often.

I am unclear about the message the Republicans got from it. It was only 2 years later that the party retook the house after 40 years.

[gcruse]

You can thank Newt Gingrich for that. And that fact he is roundly hated by some many conservatives is a lesson in ingratitude itself.

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1)
I think in hindsight Perot was a sign that the US was moving rightward, but unwilling to shift to the republicans. Remember how Clinton had to move way to the right(for a dem) to keep his job.

2)
Two party system is just the practical way to go. Its like a parliamentary government, except the coalition is formed before the election.

3)
I get very confused by (L) Libertarians. The Cato Institute is great but other libertarians make me crazy and seem immature.

4)
3rd parties seem to be for people who are bad at math. The bet outcome they could hope for in a presidential campaign would be to throw the election into the newly elected House. Go Nader Go