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8. A strong 3rd party in Congress would be able to steer the vote on bills up for passage.

Sat May 10, 2025, 05:22 PM

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Depending on the issue, they could go right or left.
I think it's just an attempt by a relatively small group to gain political relevance.
We could have new leadership every few weeks as this group flowed from one side to the other.
Imagine the Senate Majority Leader changing with every controversial vote, or the Speaker of the House, who is in the line of succession, being subject to the whim of a couple dozen Representatives.
It could come to this.

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Sounds like a good idea to research. Stir the pot a bit (or a lot.) erronis Saturday #1

Funny how every time "disaffected former" Republicans throw themselves into 3rd party efforts, tanyev Saturday #2

Oh, fuck them. DavidDvorkin Saturday #3

Dems can't win BaronChocula Saturday #4

We have to learn the power of fear JustAnotherGen Saturday #17

I think the nazi idea of being humane as weak is, well, ananda Saturday #18

A Cooperacy! BaronChocula Sunday #26

Right on ananda Sunday #27

"oppression is disguised as part of the social fabric that is taken for granted as the best way to be.' mdbl Sunday #29

You know what else strikes me. The loss of law and morality. ananda Sunday #37

'Elon knows those computer vote tabulators and we won by alot.' travelingthrulife Sunday #32

Everyone who remembers The New Deal is dead and gone FakeNoose Sunday #36

You are so right BaronChocula Sunday #38

Yup, it's No Labels redux Fiendish Thingy Saturday #5

They can eff right off. FalloutShelter Saturday #6

true 3rd party efforts haven't really worked enough, and prior 3rd party efforts were mainly by the repug party SWBTATTReg Saturday #7

A strong 3rd party in Congress would be able to steer the vote on bills up for passage. patphil Saturday #8

Not this stupid shit again JBTaurus83 Saturday #9

Exactly! More republican shit...let's see who's behind this...Russia, jill stein, muskrat? Or all of them PortTack Sunday #33

A really bad idea. love_katz Saturday #10

Part of me wants to party, part of me wants a lobotomy... littlemissmartypants Saturday #11

Voters should vote Democrats in for more than two terms with a super majority to see what can really be done! chowder66 Saturday #12

There is no dispute I would argue that Independents and people who don't participate in general are where it's at for us Cheezoholic Saturday #13

Fuck that shit! ☝️👌👉 💩 Oopsie Daisy Saturday #14

These are always astro-turf movements designed to benefit republicans PSPS Saturday #15

Here we go again. Because of the horrible job the Republicans are doing Buddyzbuddy Saturday #16

The "rational middle" rears its mythological head. hay rick Saturday #19

There is no more "middle" in the middle Bluetus Sunday #20

Just another flavor of "both-sidesism". LudwigPastorius Sunday #21

F*ck them. BadgerMom Sunday #22

Begin and end with FDR. tirebiter Sunday #23

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Centrists can't win anymore paulkienitz Sunday #25

Oh, just call it the Let's Scapegoat Democrats (LSD) movement. betsuni Sunday #28

Interesting that the so-called "focus group" did not call the "r's" the niyad Sunday #30

I see the libertarians have not gotten any smarter. travelingthrulife Sunday #31

Yeah this is just what we need (sarcasm) thumper2547 Sunday #34

Sounds more like Quanto Magnus Sunday #35

Not Left not Right but Forward airplaneman Sunday #39