{"id":8576,"date":"2015-03-06T15:22:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T22:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=8576"},"modified":"2015-03-06T15:22:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T22:22:55","slug":"a-third-party-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2015\/03\/06\/a-third-party-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Third Party Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

     There has been much-a-rumbling from the right about ditching the Republican party for a new 3rd<\/sup> party due to the many recent sell-outs (or perceived sell-outs) of the voters that elected them in the last election.<\/p>\n

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     There are obvious concerns that a 3rd<\/sup> party would split the conservative vote, allowing Progressive Democrats to take full power.\u00a0 On one hand, it is argued that the Republican leadership is de facto<\/em> already giving the Democrats full power, and that it wouldn’t get much worse with Democrats in de jure<\/em> control.\u00a0 On the other hand, it would provide Progressive forces a unique opportunity to so “fundamentally transform” America, that any resultant conservative party would never<\/em> be able to win an election.<\/p>\n

     I propose the following test to determine if indeed a 3rd<\/sup> party is even possible in the best of situations:<\/p>\n

     Demonstrate that a conservative third party can, for two consecutive elections, either 1). Take over the Louisiana Senate; 2). Take over the Louisiana House of Representatives; or 3). Win a majority of Louisiana’s delegation to the House.<\/p>\n

     Do that and you will have proven to me that a 3rd<\/sup> party is a viable replacement for the Republican party.<\/p>\n

     Why Louisiana? It is a conservative state with a “Jungle Primary” that precludes a Leftist from winning a conservative seat with a plurality of the vote due to the conservative vote being split between GOP and 3rd<\/sup> Party.<\/p>\n

     In such a case, a 3rd<\/sup> party challenge becomes plausible, especially in conservative districts where you have only one GOP candidate and one conservative 3rd<\/sup> party candidate.<\/p>\n

     You want a 3rd<\/sup> Party to succeed in your state? Install a “Jungle Primary” in your state.\u00a0 Even if the state if dominated by Democrats, strategic targeting of seats would provide a test of viability as to a 3rd<\/sup> party replacing the Republicans, while minimizing the chance of throwing conservative seats to Progressive Democrats.<\/p>\n

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