Should the US have a third party?

regular.joe · 11-13-2011, 08:17 AM

A little bit of quick research into the percentage of the population that votes shows that since 1960 there have been only 13 years that voter turn out has been over 50 percent and only 3 years since 1960 has that average edged up over 60 percent. Which means that less then 30 percent of the U.S. population, probably closer to less then 25 percent of the U.S. population elects any given Government official.

If 84 percent of Americans are not happy with the officials in office then some one is being a bit of a hypocrite. I say the system is working just fine. If they don't want to vote, but want to bitch about what the guys in office do with their time in office....fuck em.

The biggest reason that third party will not currently work is because of this low voter turn out.

piercehawkeye45 · 11-14-2011, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by regular.joe

If 84 percent of Americans are not happy with the officials in office then some one is being a bit of a hypocrite. I say the system is working just fine. If they don't want to vote, but want to bitch about what the guys in office do with their time in office....fuck em.

You are making the assumption that these people can elect someone they will be happy with.

View Poll Results: Does the US need a third party?
Yes, anything is better than the two we have now	6	33.33%
No, the Democrats and Republicans were good enough for grandpa, and they're good enough for me	0	0%
Nice thought, but impossible to implement for a variety of reasons	7	38.89%
No, what we need is a revolution	3	16.67%
Huh? Who me? I dunno	2	11.11%
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11-13-2011, 08:17 AM	#1
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	A little bit of quick research into the percentage of the population that votes shows that since 1960 there have been only 13 years that voter turn out has been over 50 percent and only 3 years since 1960 has that average edged up over 60 percent. Which means that less then 30 percent of the U.S. population, probably closer to less then 25 percent of the U.S. population elects any given Government official. If 84 percent of Americans are not happy with the officials in office then some one is being a bit of a hypocrite. I say the system is working just fine. If they don't want to vote, but want to bitch about what the guys in office do with their time in office....fuck em. The biggest reason that third party will not currently work is because of this low voter turn out. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

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