If the GOP split into old schoolers and teabaggers, would you want a second left party...

[HEyHEY]

Or one big one. Cause, it seems to me, that in the USA if the left or right is split it means a victory for the other side.

So, I suppose if there's a second left party with no second right party we're all fucked for a long time. However, if there's a split within the GOP it's time for the serious left to make their move.

Unless, how long do you tink it would take for a second left wing party in the USA to become THEE left wing party? Let's face it both the Dems and Repbulicans hold a gun to the US voters head saying, "Come on, for a second party on our side and the other guys are in charge, for sure!"

I guess there's no easy answer. I'm just thinking out loud. I have been at work 13 hours and wanna go home, and by home I mean the bar.

So, the question is if the GOP split, is it time to make a move on the left? Or is it time to get a good hold on power?

[T Wolf]

1. What is the first "left" party? I know you cannot be referring to the Democratic Party.

[Lucky 13]

5. !

:rofl:

[hobbit709]

9. My thinking too.

[rucky]

2. Excellent question.

I think multiple parties would be better for America than winning the battle for one-party domination. But we need to be strategic in our votes, because we can't afford to put the Teabaggers in charge of as much as a zip code.

[HEyHEY]

3. They'll be refered to as "brigade codes" if that happens.

[Lucky 13]

4. Democrats and Democrats Lite

I really wish we could have a TRUE liberal democratic party. But that is a pipe dream. I actually don't think the teabaggers will ever formally split from the Rethugs.

I believe splitting into multiple parties would be the best possible thing for the country, but it would require such a huge paradigm shift, I think it would be impossible. I think Dems and Rethugs really are two different sides of the same coin. They are so entrenched with lobbyists, corporations, etc etc that I don't ever see either ever risking the deconsolidation of the power.

[msongs]

6. the blue dogs will call u all purists if you try to form a liberal/progressive party lol nt

[Ganja Ninja]

7. I'd settle for one left wing party.

If only we had one.

[HopeHoops]

8. Fuck no. One big party is stronger than two little ones.

Let the teabaggers and elephants with walkers fight it out. They can eat each other alive for all I care.

[piratefish08]

10. I'd settle for ONE left party.

[Johonny]

11. the funny thing is most of the now old schoolers were

considered way out there 20 years ago when they first got elected. It shows you how fast the rethugs are moving to crazy town.

[JVS]

12. "old schoolers and teabaggers"

I'm not detecting the difference.

[HEyHEY]

13. Well, granted I'm not in NA, so I don't watch news much... but

Seems to me that old republicans are just guys that are conservative and teabaggers are batshit crazy

[dimbear]

14. Simple difference. The puppets and the guy holding the strings. n/t