[elvis-lives]

The GOP was founded as a Third Party. Like any other venture, its success relies on the hard work and focus of its participants.

[wideawake]

The GOP was founded as a Third Party.

Completely and utterly false.

The GOP was the second party from the moment it was founded, and it was founded as a second party.

It was never a third party.

The claim that it was a third party is an oft-repeated myth, and the ones repeating it are usually third party boosters.