Pardon me if I work to re-elect the only person who is even remotely capable of implementing a few conservative policies and holding the democrats at bay
I was not clear, perhaps. I am referring to politicians who are currently in office. 30% of current Republicans and 15% of current Democrats would form a phenomenally successful core of a new party. New candidates, not yet in office, would challenge for all the other seats.
Succesful new parties are typically formed from splits in current parties. (displaced 3rd parties like the Greens, Libetarians, Reform are never really successful).
The actual total percentage of politicians in office from the split (30/15) would actually be about 22%.
No other 3rd party in the last 175 years has begun life controlling 22% of Congress. That 22% far exceeds the amount necessary to swing legislation and stop rampant socialism.
But more importantly that 22% would gain by far the majority of the vote of the middle class (particularly those that no longer vote) who have been working 50 hours a week January to May every year to fund the socialism.
That new party would actually represent the middle class.
Within 8 years they could be the dominant party. (At least 2 other parties would emerge from the tatters of the Rep/Dem parties during that time)