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If people were serious about starting a third party, they would start with a hyper local strategy. There are _lots_ of places in the US where one of the two ma
by empath-nirvana 3y ago
If people were serious about starting a third party, they would start with a hyper local strategy.
There are _lots_ of places in the US where one of the two major parties is a complete shambles and there are people running unopposed for races where a third party could actually come in and win elections.
Demonstrate success at the county level, work up to getting elected to the state house, demonstrate that you can govern effectively and so on.
It's a 20 or 30 year project, and it's not glamorous like running for president is, though.
- InTheArena 3y agoHistorically, this isn't true. The Republicans were founded in 1854 and won the presidency in 1864. The second-party system started in 1830 and won the presidency in 1840. It's actually much easier to do this a national level, and then drive it downwards into the states.
- jf22 3y agoI don't think there are that many unopposed races and if there are they are for relatively powerless positions. Also, getting elected to state houses requires a lot of non-monetary support for field work and independent candidates won't have the resources.