[wideawake]

There is zero historical precedent for your hypothetical.

Under our system, ineffective parties collapse, cease to exist - then new parties form.

In each of the five party systems that the US has gone through, there have always been two parties.

A vote for a third party has always been, and always will be, a wasted vote.

[morphing libertarian]

I don’t act on historical precedent. I act on my interest and what I think is best for the country.

The new party WILL BE the second party, so you can ride into the background with the moderates.

As long as we keep doing what we have been doing, we’ll get what we’ve been getting.