Do you think we will soon have to have three parties Republican, Conservative Tea Party, and one Democratic Party.

CPO Bob Silva — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:32:14 -0400

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made Oct 12 at 2015 3:36 PM

SFC Everett Oliver — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:36:01 -0400

I truly hope not, I would rather see the main Republican party move a bit back to the right and the tea party move a touch left...

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2015 3:37 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:37:03 -0400

I can not envision the Tea party making a go of it on their own.

Response by SMSgt Tony Barnes made Oct 12 at 2015 4:05 PM

SMSgt Tony Barnes — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:05:39 -0400

I hope so...two party system sure limits choices. A country this size should have 4 or 5 viable parties.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2015 4:11 PM

SCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:11:08 -0400

If we do, it'll be two too many!!!

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 12 at 2015 4:15 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:15:29 -0400

Third parties are irrelevant. Consider the Peace and Freedom, Libertarian, Green, and other third parties. The Tea Party isn't really a political party. It was merely the name adopted by a popular movement that has largely vented its spleen like a wave striking a sea wall. Attempts to keep it alive or constitute it as a political party are sputtering at best. Ultimately, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have morphed into subclasses of one separated only by their degree of progressiveness. Classical liberals and conservatives have been left without representation. It appears that the Left has firmly usurped leadership of the Democratic party disguising themselves as "liberals" but, in fact, they have no love of liberty. The GOP is floundering as its leadership loses touch with its base. I fully expect the Democratic leadership to continue its relentless march until they are confident that they self-proclaim as socialists and the Republican Party to be taken over by new leadership that will self-proclaim as the anti-socialists. Then let the fun begin...

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Oct 12 at 2015 7:19 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:19:14 -0400

CPO Bob Silva We already do!

Response by COL Ted Mc made Oct 13 at 2015 2:27 AM

COL Ted Mc — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 02:27:07 -0400

CPO Bob Silva - Chief; Too few and wrong order.

Should be
[1] Reactionary (Tea) Party
[2] Republicans
[3] Democrats
[4] Centrist
[5] Progressive

This keeps that traditional "Right" inclination of American politics intact but provides room for those who don't simply accept what they are handed by the talking heads as gospel.

Response by SrA Art Siatkowsky made Oct 13 at 2015 3:14 AM

SrA Art Siatkowsky — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:14:13 -0400

How about simply constitutional patriots vs communist.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2015 7:24 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 07:24:14 -0400

Republican maybe facing an extinction problem if they choose to keep doing what they had been doing for the pass decades. Oh yes, it will happen, because as I see it right now, the fight in the house is a sign that they are resisting to change the games they are playing, which they played it badly. History is repeating itself before our eyes. The only different now is, will the established Republican realize it before the foundation is completely gone.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Oct 13 at 2015 7:27 AM

CW4 Guy Butler — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 07:27:15 -0400

More likely a situation similar to the Republican-Whig split; there might be two parties for one or two election cycles, then back into a single party.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2015 9:44 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 09:44:47 -0400

I'll disagree with some of the sentiment here and say that year by year, third parties are slowly becoming more relevant - more so at the local levels (which is where they need to start, if they want to be relevant nationally). I will disagree that the "Conservative Tea Party" will splinter off from it's Republican base - but I see parties like the Libertarian party moving more mainstream and eventually being in the fold of state and national level seats.

I think all in all, more American's are becoming more disgusted and disgruntled with the two party system and their inability to represent the people that they claim to represent. Just my .02

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Dec 19 at 2015 2:36 AM

Capt Jeff S. — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 02:36:34 -0500

I would welcome an alternative to what we have now, which is two sides of the same coin.

Response by SPC Rory J. Mattheisen made Dec 24 at 2015 1:05 AM

SPC Rory J. Mattheisen — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:05:50 -0500