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BaronChocula

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8. A third party that promises what?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 06:53 PM

10 hrs ago

You want billionaires taxed fairly? Vote Democratic!
You want bodily autonomy for women? Vote Democratic!
You want extended health care subsidies? Vote Democratic!
You want actual immigration reform? Vote Democratic!
You want sensible gun regulation? Vote Democratic!
You want our country to stand up to Russia? Vote Democratic!
You want the climate crisis addressed (though it's probably too late for that)? Vote Democratic!

So what's this third party going to do for you???

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Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins [View all] BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP

Hopefully WFP will provide leverage to counter Third Way's demand that Dems move to the right. Nt Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #1

More likely SCantiGOP 10 hrs ago #3

Did you miss the part where the WFP candidates usually run as Democrats? Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #16

Skeptical, not negative Roy Rolling 10 hrs ago #2

I don't look forward to 3rd party candidates electing Republicans. dem4decades 10 hrs ago #4

Huge mistake NeoTrajan 10 hrs ago #5

They don't run candidate, they... reACTIONary 8 hrs ago #17

I'm skeptical, and envision more pain slightlv 10 hrs ago #6

"They will help elect Republicans" J_William_Ryan 10 hrs ago #7

A third party that promises what? BaronChocula 10 hrs ago #8

Nothing except make things more fascist. Initech 9 hrs ago #11

Third parties never win in the US. Vote for the one that's not fascist. Initech 10 hrs ago #9

Want to get oodles of Republican campaign money? House of Roberts 9 hrs ago #10

Hard Working Dems have had a "Wave Of Wins" Cha 9 hrs ago #12

In other words.... cab67 9 hrs ago #13

Then we get Republicans. travelingthrulife 9 hrs ago #14

Sounds like a great way to guarantee permanent Republican rule Orrex 9 hrs ago #15

I voted for candidates Progressive dog 8 hrs ago #18

All they will do is siphon voters from the Democratic party. JustKay 8 hrs ago #19

If the Working Families Party works with Democrats the way that New York's Liberal Party worked with Democrats Vogon_Glory 7 hrs ago #20

Oh, that's great. We are faced with a fascist, authoritarian threat against the US by the MAGA-Republicans, and you Martin68 7 hrs ago #21

And there's an AI-oriented fake independent party, with the former president of FreedomWorks and highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #22

Not one single mention of what they want to do for me or my neighbors somsai 6 hrs ago #23

It might be beneficial for discussions in early primary season oldmanlynn 3 hrs ago #24

I foresee another army of paid "influencers" pushing this divisiveness. live love laugh 3 hrs ago #25

Bad timing. RandySF 3 hrs ago #26