Posted on 02/16/2021 5:58:31 PM PST by cba123
Support for a third major political party is higher than ever in the U.S., according to a new Gallup poll. Sixty-two percent of those polled say the Democratic and Republican parties "do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed."
Support for a third party has grown most dramatically in recent months among the GOP, rising from just 40 percent last September to 63 percent today.
On its face, this might seem like good news for those anti-Trump Republicans who are reportedly mulling the idea of assembling a "center-right breakaway party" in an attempt to wrest America's conservatives from the grips of former President Donald Trump. Alas, it's not a more moderate party that America's disaffected voters want. "More Republicans want the party to move to the right than to the center," Gallup's Jeffrey M. Jones writes.
The idea of an anti-Trump faction was hastily rejected by a number of party leaders who fear that splitting the GOP would risk paving the way for Democrats to make inroads. Instead they're hoping to "reform the party from within," according to Reuters.
Republican strategist Alex Conant told Reuters recently that any new political movement would fizzle without a charismatic leader. He added: "If somebody was going to start a third party that was going to gain some traction, it would be Trump."
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I’m third party now. Never voting GOP again.
Mitch? Mitch?
Are you paying attention?
Third party means permanent Dem control.
Yup. The party left me, so I returned the favor. I have no use for the GOP now.
A third party formed by PDJT would be the end of both the Republican AND Democrat parties.
Why? Because the DNC and RNC would be stuck splitting the liberal vote.
Not yet-let Trump make the call. Sarah alluded to it in one interview but if she doesn’t take on Lisa she shouldn’t be taken seriously.
It’s our only chance, the GOP will never be anything other than Assistant Democrats.
Their entire purpose for the last 30 years was preventing patriots from keeping their country, blocking us from stopping the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA).
They have been intentionally importing a permanent Democrat majority for 30 years.
There are no “republicans” any more. There are conservatives and the opposition.
I don’t think so.
Trump saved the GOP when he ran.
The party did NOTHING to repay him, but turn on him.
To heck with them. Trump, we need to compete with the GOP, the sooner we start, the better.
It would really be a second party, because we have permanent Democrat control now.
No, just killing GOP
AS LONG AS THE LEFTIST KEEP DOING WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT, NOTHING WILL CHANGE. THEY C#EAT, THEY KEEL, THEY BR*BE, THEY SCEER. THEY HIRE THUGS TO BURN BUSINESS. THERE’S NO DEPTH THEY WILL GO TO TO STAY IN POWER.
Keep GOP, Get rid of the traitors.
B.S. Going third party is a 40-years-in-the-wildnerness strategy. I’m all in favor of staying in the Republican Party. But first, we kick the Romneys and the Cheneys and Bitch McConnell out.
I stand with President Trump. Where he goes I, and dozens more go.
I am NEVER voting GOP again either, Trump getting on the ballot with an R next to his name won’t change my mind either!! It would be just setting Trump up for the SAME damn betrayal all over again NO THANKS fool me once, hopefully Trump realizes this also!!
Ditch doesn’t already supply DemLite Control?
Exactly.
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