Consider this.... we have EXTREME partisanship... and weak Parties.

The Republican Party could not even nominate a Republican who would even parrot republican orthodoxy....

Parties have lost control of their message and their followers. Every Senator... thinks... I could be president... They work at being the Independent senator... D or an R SSSHH.... Every voter, says, I vote for the candidate... NOT the set of principles and values that an organized group.... aka a party stands on. The voter now believes that they should determine IF the candidate "authentically" stands on his campaign promises..

Parties are so weak... Heck, the very weak democratic party allowed a 30 year socialist candidate to join the party SOLELY to run as a democrat and then put up with him kvetching about the rules. BUT he was "authentic"

The party platform is irrelevant to every candidate in this era. Why bother... You know your side D or R .... its too damn much work to figure out what your side is actually all about... BUT you know in your bones... that the other side is WRONG WRONG WRONG. and the most important feature of a candidate is "being authentic" and you can suss that out better then anyone....

TRUMP and his voters have proven that the Republican Party orthodoxy, aka ... libertarian driven economics, limited government, freedom abroad, muscular foreign policy was not even a majority opinion within the republican rank and file. We are back to the Charles Lindburgh "America First" party of the 30s...

So... Why exactly do you think a third party makes sense... you are not looking for a party organized around some principle... ... you are looking for "the leader who captures the public for a short period of time"

In an election where... "being authentic" was won by the TV STAR over the Politician because... it was clear to the voter.. ... who was "being authentic"!

Consider, "being authentic".... is like being an actor... a great actor is a master at "being authentic" in the role.
So, what ever you do... "BE AUTHENTIC"

It's like George Costanza's view... Its' not a lie... if you believe it... aka BEING AUTHENTIC!


Well, from Trumps Speech yesterday... here we are.. you have "the Leader and his cabinet of oligarchs committed to saving The People from the carnage that is 2016 America created by the two party system of D's and Rs of the last 60 years. AND he is authentic!

Tell me why... a third party makes sense again? and standing on what philosophy... ?? Morever, the key point... can they "be authentic"?

Nope... you were right the first time... voters need to be informed on the issues, have actual facts in hand and then think about their principles and values and vote accordingly. hmm.. IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF WORK! Now, If you want to make a difference beyond your individual point of view/vote ... perhaps getting organized would make a difference.... hmm.... what should we call that thing again ....



Last edited by Mark Schneider; 01/21/17 03:45 PM.

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