This “dogma uber alles” purist mindset. Elections are won by coalitions of interests. The Freeper Purists choir are too busy voting people off “their island” to ever build a workable election coalition.
It is clear the Freeper “Dogma Uber Alles” crowd has failed to learn the lessons of the implosion during the late 1990s of the Perot “Reform” Party.
Third parties start out rallying to an issue or an individual. Usually driven by some charismatic leader, they start out all gung ho for “the cause”. This goes on for a short time frame then some divisive issue arises.
On this new issue, some in the 3rd party favor one point of view, some the other. Thus, being dogmatic purists incapable of tolerating any other opinions then their own, they factionalizing into a 4th party as those who lose the internal debate in the 3rd party declare the winners “traitors” or “RINOS” and go off to form their own clique.
This factionalizing continues on and on until the original 3rd party movement is so split up into tiny competing factions it is politically impotent.
That is what has happened to every single third party movement in US history. Every single one. This attempt will end no differently.
LOL, you obviously didn’t read my post.
That is what has happened to every single third party movement in US history. Every single one. This attempt will end no differently.There is no real third party movement. It is more a third party threat to keep the GOP letting in the infection. So far the GOP establishment, while having virtually no new ideas, is at least taking great care to not offend or get in the way. After this cycle, Michele Bachmann, Paul Ryan, Toomey, Miller, Palin, Rubio, Christie, Brewer, etc., will be the new face of the party. Wow, think about how beautiful the female faces of the conservatives are?