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TreasonousBastard

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15. You really should watch your PBS...

Reply to riseabove (Original post)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 03:10 PM

Jul 2014

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tr-progressive/

There have been at least two national Progressive parties over the years, but they never lasted. If someone like Teddy Roosevelt couldn't make it stick, there's really not much hope. Other fairly large third parties fizzled out, too, often because they were functionally just an extension of one big personality.

We are, for various reasons I don't fully understand, a two-party nation.

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Why isn't there a Progressive Party? Or is there? [View all] riseabove Jul 2014 OP

Starting a viable national party geek tragedy Jul 2014 #1

Because there are no progressive politicians? leftstreet Jul 2014 #2

We meet over in the secret Nader forum. Orsino Jul 2014 #3

It's a faction of the Democratic Party, for the most part Chathamization Jul 2014 #4

In short, because politicians are bought... polichick Jul 2014 #5

Because there aren't enough progressive voters... brooklynite Jul 2014 #6

ftfy PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #8

repubs, repub-lite and a few fringe elements either way nt msongs Jul 2014 #9

...says the person posting on a liberal-left blog brooklynite Jul 2014 #12

Which is why those labels are basically meaningless Armstead Jul 2014 #14

You don't know that. Half the people don't vote n/t leftstreet Jul 2014 #18

What do YOU think? pinboy3niner Jul 2014 #7

Seems like money to me, but Progressives are seemingly gaining in numbers riseabove Jul 2014 #17

The Democratic Party used to be Progressive, since 1980 or so they made a right turn. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #10

Progressive Democrats of America KamaAina Jul 2014 #11

Thanks for the link. riseabove Jul 2014 #16

There is a smattering of small parties but the two majors are conservative and radical regressive TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #13

You really should watch your PBS... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #15

Thanks for all the replies, poltical history to me is so confusing. riseabove Jul 2014 #19