Having lived through the Libertarian Party, the Reform Party & the Tea Party for me at least, the introduction of structure invited in snakes. Currently, the informal Indys could be the difference in every congressional district in America. They simply need a loose organization that can be provided by alternative radio, forums & other social media. I’m not ruling formal structure out but, IMO, the Independent Party already exists, just not formally.
That’s a good point. If you really want to make a difference in political races, don’t even bother running candidates. Just get a solid 25%-35% of the voters in any given jurisdiction signed up for a third party, then look for opportunities to either: (1) endorse a major party candidate, or (2) allow a major party candidate to run on your party line.
I hear you. I’ve always been unenrolled/ independent. I never wanted the GOP to think that they didn’t have to earn my vote.
Now, I despise many of them as much as the democrats.