[the long march]

The point was that 3rd parties do not win. Lincoln’s Republican party was NO Longer a third party by the 1854 elections.

Nice though failed try

More over since TDs run third parties have been disasterous. There are plenty of examples of parties out there that SHOULD have had enough pull. They don’t they lack the resources ($$$$ and people) to do the job. Wish it weren’t so but it tis

[ansel12]

The point was that 3rd parties do not win. Lincoln’s Republican party was NO Longer a third party by the 1854 elections.

1854 was the year the party started, see post 44.