Posted on 01/28/2021 4:07:38 AM PST by Kaslin
exactly, the way to fix the situation and stick it to the RINO’s like Liz Cheney is to PRIMARY them out! (just as Liz Cheney is losing her primary bid BIG now after her vote)
OK. Without a third party, then, for me, and millions like me, there will be no party. I am through with the republicans. And as far as voting: this seems to be a waste of time.
If this becomes a nationwide trend, there’s still hope for the pubbies.
I’m not optimistic, however.
My optimism evaporated the minute biden took the Oath of Office.
I’m a pessimistic cynic for the foreseeable future.
I despise ‘em ALL.
Zactly.
We have no chance of creating a viable 3 party political structure but we could definitely create a 1 party political structure. I think I like that idea actually and it may be the only card we have left to play- give America the government it deserves.
The 2 party structure has failed us and the three party structure isn’t doable but we could create a 1 party political structure and that could be quite a bit of fun too. Just don’t vote. Let the commies have this country and go down saying “I told you so”.
I’ve been frustrated and “walking away” from the GOP for a long time. McCain, Romney, etc. I keep saying “I’m through”. But, in fact, I have voted a straight Republican ticket in every election since 1980. Forty years of loyalty, despite my frequent frustrations.
It’s gone. I’m done. I will not ever vote Republican again. Screw ‘em. They stabbed Donald Trump in the back and they deserve to lose. Hard. Every time. Forever.
1. Lying to voters and defrauding the party’s donors for more than seven years with its endless promises to repeal Obamacare.
2. Rigging primaries in favor of RINO/Swamp candidates over TEA Party candidates (see Mississippi 2014 as a perfect example).
3. Openly campaigning for Democrats in critical elections (Alabama in 2017, for example).
We have no reason to trust the Republican Party anymore, Kurt.
Rand Paul’s impeachment proxy vote the other day was a litmus test of how many fakes must be purged from the GOP - about 10%. That seems very doable.
Still mulling here:
Seems to me at least 50 million people would jump at the chance for a 3rd party.
There are many heritage democrats Democrats who will never vote Republican but might and probably would switch to a 3rd party.
Big inroads were made in the Hispanic and black voter blocs who could be persuaded to switch to a 3rd party. They are after MAGA, not party labels. As may of us are.
The Republicans generally proved who they are standing by while
Trump fought alone and for them. When the chips were down they mostly stood by or plotted ways to dissemble and capitulate.
And that goes for Republican legislatures who allowed the election changes that were a golden opportunity for fraud and abuse. And who are STILL not making changes to prevent it in the future.
So no...a 3rd party might be just the ticket. The Republicans rose from the ashes of the Whigs in 1854 and had captured the White House by 1860. Different times, yes but could happen again.
You are correct. The WhiGOP would become the 3rd party and it would no longer be viable.
Long live MAGA!
This is a repost of Kurt Schlichter’s poo poo on third party panicking.
This underscores one of the many problems with the GOP. They think that we only care about beating the Democrats and they are willing to compromise everything else to win. They think that they need to give us Mittens Romney to win. We get Democrat light. Donald Trump showed them how to win but they are too in love with their D.C. cocktail parties and hobnobbing with their cronies in their Washington homes to think about us, the unwashed masses that put them there. No, we don't care who wins if neither party represents us. It's not a football game.
It’s more and more clear to me that 75 million of us should join the democrat party. They wouldn’t know what hit them, nor could they handle it. We could wreck their primaries, put in a lot of conservatives, get inside the local and state committees, their conventions, etc.
And then vote for the most conservative candidates in the general.
It’s the simplest solution, and easily do-able. We just have to hold our noses.
They didn’t dismiss the option entirely. In fact, the statement from that guy Miller was an open threat without any nuance. He basically said: “We have no plans to start a third party now, but that will depend on what elected Republicans do in office.”
Perhaps Curt and others should have thought about the CONSEQUENCES of telling your base that you no longer support fair elections?
Look at Impeachment 2.0 - the Republicans hated Trump so much that they forgot or maybe didn’t realize, that you need VOTERS if you want to win and hold seats, and pissing off a guy at 95% approval with those voters is NOT how you hold on to them.
P.S. — It’s clear to me that Trump sees a third party as Plan B. Plan A is to take over the GOP directly.
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