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Time to end the Democratic party? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world
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Am I the only one who thinks if the Democratic party couldn't win this election it's time for them to go the way of the Whigs? It seems obvious to me that this party has become a liability to this country and if they cared about it they would get out of the way and let a new party step up.

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Democrats are American moderates with a few left leaning politicians. There needs to be a 3rd party that is more left leaning to help balance the forever and gradually shift to the right the American political system is experiencing.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I can't forsee a viable third party as long as the Democratic party exists. This is why I think they need to go. All a third party will do is split the vote. I would love to vote for an independent, but you're always told that you're "throwing your vote away."

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    The "throwing your vote away" argument is a consequence of America's winner takes all kind of elections. It allows for two parties to just become more and more extreme with one just being slightly better and them saying "vote for us or else".

    A 3rd party would help balance things out and make it so that people have more options. Of course, America would have to do away with the "first to 270 to become President" rule which is a very tall order admittedly. It's not something I see happening anytime soon, even if Harris had won. The only short term solution I can think of, and by short term I mean I'm the next 2-8 years, is to vote for more independents in the senate and congress. It would force the eroding bipartisanship in American politics to make a rebound. Hopefully.

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