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LanternWaste

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21. Realignment of the US party system is both standard and historical.

Wed May 4, 2016, 02:41 PM

May 2016

Realignment of the US party system is both cyclical and historical.

First Party System: 1792–1824 (Federalists and Democratic Republicans, the former strong government, the latter states right)
Second Party System: 1828–1854 (Democratic Republicans transform into Jacksonian Democrats and Whigs' favoring policies of modernization and economic protectionism)
Third Party System: 1854-1890s (Republicans taking economic policies of Whigs and abolition and Bourbon Dems, a mix of business-oriented Dems, Copperheads and Angl-immigrants)
Fourth Party System: 1896–1932 (retention of parties, major shifts in the central issues, reacting to the Progressive era)
Fifth and Sixth Party Systems: 1933-present (Dems morph to New Deal Coalition, Repubs pick up Dixiecrat)

(Arthur Schlesinger, History of U.S. Political Parties)

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2016 will go down in history as the beginnings of a fundamental......... [View all] socialist_n_TN May 2016 OP

So you are saying where the far left and far right meet in the political circle, a party will ARISE! snooper2 May 2016 #1

political circle alan2102 May 2016 #5

Truth to Power! Buzz Clik May 2016 #2

I agree. HooptieWagon May 2016 #3

And that leaves those of us who support Bernie to start our jwirr May 2016 #4

Me too! n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2016 #11

It needs to be a working class based......... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #19

You better get to work GulfCoast66 May 2016 #27

There will be work to be done anyway and with everyone....... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #33

I got news for you GulfCoast66 May 2016 #34

That's because progressivism in this country has always been populist....... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #37

You may be right alan2102 May 2016 #6

I actually wouldn't call the Dems fascist yet....... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #20

I would ;-) alan2102 May 2016 #22

Well, social democracy arose in Europe with the support of labor...... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #24

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I don't think you know what fascism means. NuclearDem May 2016 #23

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Our Constitution inadvertently leads to two major parties. dawg May 2016 #7

I agree that one party will be supplanted......... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #17

2016 is the year it became beyond obvious nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #8

Yep.......nfm socialist_n_TN May 2016 #15

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It's been beginning for a long time now. We're just now reaching the breaking point. GreenEyedLefty May 2016 #10

Agreed. nfm socialist_n_TN May 2016 #14

I'm in 100% agreement with you. Odin2005 May 2016 #12

Yep.............. socialist_n_TN May 2016 #13

I agree and Trump will cause it. CanadaexPat May 2016 #28

That would have happened anyway......... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #32

Can't we be Pro Business and Democrats as well? maxrandb May 2016 #16

Sure you can. I'd even argue that the Dems have ALWAYS been........ socialist_n_TN May 2016 #25

They arent even pro-business. They are Corporate Socialists. Everyone must bow to the Oilgarchy. Katashi_itto May 2016 #18

Realignment of the US party system is both standard and historical. LanternWaste May 2016 #21

I couldn't disagree more. Trump's win has signaled a shift in the direction of Fascism IMO. Trust Buster May 2016 #26

So what's going to happen with the the large proportion of the populace......... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #31

One thing that's wrong with your plan maxsolomon May 2016 #29

It's not a "plan", it's an observation and prediction......... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #30