Should the US have a third party?

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

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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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