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octoberlib

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33. We need complete campaign finance reform. Until we have that and politicians
Sun May 26, 2013, 01:31 PM
May 2013

don't have to depend on donations from the wealthy and corporations to run for office, it's not going to matter how many parties we have.

We Need 3 Major Parties [View all] LuvNewcastle May 2013 OP
They'll become Independents long before they become Democrats. JaneyVee May 2013 #1
Let's hope so. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #3
I completely agree. JaneyVee May 2013 #6
That wouldn't change anything procon May 2013 #28
What we need is one that works randr May 2013 #2
The Tea Party Christian Right will never separate from the business sector of the GOP steelmania75 May 2013 #4
I think there's more of them than that. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #8
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I've thought about this a lot............. socialist_n_TN May 2013 #7
All I know is, we'll definitely have 4 parties if LuvNewcastle May 2013 #10
Well it's inevitable then.......... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #17
some republicans might start finding out they datasuspect May 2013 #13
I don't think they'll change, at least not enough. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #21
You can't stop anyone from joining a party. former9thward May 2013 #9
You can make them very uncomfortable. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #11
Those are elected officials. former9thward May 2013 #15
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That's one thing they do right here in Mississippi. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #16
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I'm taking about the run-off in the primaries. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #23
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They nominee has to win a majority here. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #26
Not sure that's a good idea. Savannahmann May 2013 #12
I'm not talking about dragging the Democratic Party LuvNewcastle May 2013 #18
You're overlooking the vast number of potential voters who are further left, waiting for ... Scuba May 2013 #76
The more choices, the better. bigwillq May 2013 #20
The Winner-take-All system doesn't allow for a 3-party system in our government. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #22
Our liberals are nowhere near as radical as the Teabaggers. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #25
How will that work with the electoral votes? Look at 1968 for instance. graham4anything May 2013 #27
I think the electoral college would favor us. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #29
You dont get it. You need 1 more than 50% of electoral votes to become President. Otherwise... stevenleser May 2013 #51
I suspect three-party systems are inherently unstable. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #30
If by "unstable" you mean a greater chance of change, LuvNewcastle May 2013 #31
No, I mean "collapse into two-party systems, and stay that way". N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #34
You could be right or you might be wrong. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #36
How many political parties there will be isn't a decision made by any "we". Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #43
Two party systems are also unstable FarCenter May 2013 #59
On the national scale it seems stable. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #60
In the US each party has enjoyed long stretches of control FarCenter May 2013 #66
I think we should have 5, all in the debates Ter May 2013 #32
I agree. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #35
I personally don't think there should be any debates anymore. All they are is gotchas. graham4anything May 2013 #44
Provided its real libertarians LostOne4Ever May 2013 #78
The two corporate parties seized control of the debates woo me with science May 2013 #84
We need complete campaign finance reform. Until we have that and politicians octoberlib May 2013 #33
I'd like to see publicly financed elections, not a penny LuvNewcastle May 2013 #39
+1000000 woo me with science May 2013 #83
Teabaggers and conservatives are different from "republicans"? They are all the same: Republicans. AlinPA May 2013 #37
All of them are our political foes, certainly, but LuvNewcastle May 2013 #40
The political system, by design, defaults to two. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #38
I don't see why we can't have more than two parties. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #41
It is the winner take all system nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #42
I would really like to see us have a constitutional convention. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #46
The other problem you have nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #48
The Constitution is holy writ to some people. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #53
Exactly, this is a serious problem nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #56
Corporations are only wiling to fund a two party system, so we're shit out of luck...... piratefish08 May 2013 #45
You're probably right, but we've got to try. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #47
Mathematically, three parties doesn't work bhikkhu May 2013 #49
We had 3 candidates in 1992 and 1996. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #50
I was disapointed in Perot's pick of a senile VP, as well as his dropping out/in markiv May 2013 #57
That VP choice was a major mistake. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #64
most nations have more than 2 parties markiv May 2013 #52
Good analogy LuvNewcastle May 2013 #54
A dozen parties where no party had a majority would be a good system bhikkhu May 2013 #68
well, the two party system isnt doing it for me markiv May 2013 #73
3 parties would be worse - that's the point bhikkhu May 2013 #74
I don't think that it's a matter of whether it would be worse or not............ socialist_n_TN May 2013 #80
Why would the repugs split while they are a minority? bhikkhu May 2013 #82
They would split BECAUSE they don't feel represented. Remember... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #87
If there was an OWS party mick063 May 2013 #55
We need 3 Major Parties? bvar22 May 2013 #58
Huey Long had a good story about that. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #63
Thank You! bvar22 May 2013 #65
republicans will never let their bagger 'squidges' (R-word not mine)free,they're not done USING them Sunlei May 2013 #61
That was made impossible by the framers of the Constitution. DevonRex May 2013 #62
those are very good points- "everything republicans do is legal" by sunlei 5/2013 and........ Sunlei May 2013 #67
Exactly. They made slavery legal and ensured it'd be damned hard to get rid of. DevonRex May 2013 #69
We need Instant Runoff Voting Martin Eden May 2013 #70
Read this book: Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 #71
Canada has had three parties or more for 70 years. We are a liberal country. We've applegrove May 2013 #72
The reason the Koch's formed the Tea Party was to drag the Country further right. Scuba May 2013 #75
We have 6 major parties. Democracyinkind May 2013 #77
All good ideas-But fredamae May 2013 #79
The system virtually locks in two parties, with change accommodated through primaries. Jim Lane May 2013 #81
What we need is reform of the system so that non-corporate voices can run and be heard. woo me with science May 2013 #85
Most PEOPLE don't comprehend the simple fact that it was designed DevonRex May 2013 #86
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