Reply #26: That may be feasible on the local and state level, but not on the national

[American Tragedy]

Do not even consider trying it on the national level. If you've studied the Constitution, you know it is all but impossible for a third-party candidate to ever win the presidency.

The so-called two-party system is not a matter of 'opening people's minds to new possibilites' or whatever. It is ingrained in the process designated by the Constitution itself. Until that changes, it will remain so.

Just dividing the progressive vote into chaos will never persuade 67 Senators and an overwhelming majority of Congress to alter a system that they believe favors them. It would take an effective, widespread shift in public opinion across ideological boundaries, and intense pressure upon much of the legislature. Indeed, internal discord in our side will reinforce it.