Should the US have a third party?

infinite monkey · 11-03-2011, 09:22 AM

Me too.

Besides...a third party? I didn't get invited to the first two parties.

SamIam · 11-03-2011, 10:04 AM

Me three.

The last time a third party won the White House it was back at the turn of the last century when Teddy Roosevelt and his Bull Moose party took the White House by storm. Bully!

I'd like to see a party that actually represented the American people for a change, but the chances of that are slim.

Spexxvet · 11-03-2011, 10:11 AM

I think Teddy won as a repubican, then lost as a bull moose.[/picky]

SamIam · 11-03-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

I think Teddy won as a repubican, then lost as a bull moose.[/picky]

Thanks for clarifying that. My Teddy Roosevelt knowledge is a tad rusty. I loked him up on Wikepedia, and while he indeed was elected on a Republican ticket, he promoted a populist agenda, especially when he stepped up to the presidency after McKinley's assassination. He continued to extol populism when he ran for president a second time.

The final time Teddy ran, that was with the Bull Moose Party. While he didn't win, the Bull Moose Party came in second, something no third party has done before or since.

(End of history lesson)

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Me too. Besides...a third party? I didn't get invited to the first two parties.

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SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Me three. The last time a third party won the White House it was back at the turn of the last century when Teddy Roosevelt and his Bull Moose party took the White House by storm. Bully! I'd like to see a party that actually represented the American people for a change, but the chances of that are slim.

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