tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post333402399207303233..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: A Centrist Looks at the Parties 3: Third PartiesGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-33204221505106980462010-06-11T12:00:35.757-04:002010-06-11T12:00:35.757-04:00There could be that silver lining.
I think that...There could be that silver lining. <br /><br />I think that ginger groups within the parties, such as the Democratic Leadership Council, are a more effective way to exercise voice within the party than the blunt instrument of secession and competition.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-2032812914054803522010-06-11T11:57:29.994-04:002010-06-11T11:57:29.994-04:00This overlooks what might be a positive function. ...This overlooks what might be a positive function. By hurting the parties closest to them, third parties might be effectively punishing the primary parties for not following through on the principles they supposedly support. More people will go for the Libertarian party when Republicans abdicate their promises of fiscal responsibility. More people will go for the Green party when the Democrats don't have the political courage to push through environmental reform.Thomas M. Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824873424225826685noreply@blogger.com