[quote=gandalf]Anyway, back to the discussion. I think there’s a real opportunity for a third party to emerge in this country right now. Look at the number of independents. Look at what’s happened to conservatives within the republican party. Look at the votes for Ron Paul.
The Gen-X crowd doesn’t buy into the whole left vs. right Vietnam zeitgeist. It’s a bunch of baby boomer bullshit to us. I’m not sure how something like that would get started but I’d wager there’s a 50/50 chance there’s a major new political party competing for power by 2020.
If I was still GOP, I’d be really, really concerned about the future of the party right now. Short of diebold-style vote-rigging and voter suppression, it’s going to be a wipeout in three weeks. And I don’t see how it gets any better given the cast of characters in charge of the GOP.
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I seriously hope you’re right. All I can do is cast my vote for Bob Barr and hope others would too and bring in some real change to Washington. I don’t think the GOP will be the only party that will lose votes & support. I was a registered Democrat up until this year. When I was a broke ass student, I didn’t really care too much about the economic part, and since I align with the social acceptance part (gay marriage, abortion, etc) of the Democrat party, I registered and voted as such. But now that I’m no longer broke, I found out I do not like the Democrat’s economic policies. However, I still want those social openness/acceptance of the Democrat party. Which is why I picked the Libertarian party. They’re a good blend between the Dem & Rep in my eyes.
