[Man50D]

People are disgusted with both parties because they recognize both parties are moving the country towards socialism making them essentially one big socialist Republicrat party. Glenn Beck pondered on his TV show today if this could be the start of another party. If so it will restore the two party system.

[Renderofveils]

As of right now there are two parties; the Democrat party and the Socialist party. The Republican party is using the same fallacy that the 0 administration (I use that term loosely, as does he) uses when addressing the economy.

We're turning around... see? The losses are slowing down!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Looks like the bloom is off the stinkweed.

[DoughtyOne]

To be clear...

Since December 2008

Democrats: 39 to 33.
Republicans: 26 to 22.
Independents: 30 to 39.

The Independents are growing by leaps and bound, while the other parties bleed members.

This is a PEW poll though.

I’d rather be seeing actual registration figures.

If I were the Republican party, I’d take one look at the RINOS we’ve been suffering for the last twenty years, and tell them to go pound sand. Then I’d get to work figuring out the best way to deliver the Conservative Good News in a motivational manner.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Glenn Beck pondered on his TV show today if this could be the start of another party. If so it will restore the two party system.

Right now, the only thing I hate more than Republicans is Democrats.

[gidget7]

I saw the show, and the guy explaining the poll. I disagree with only the last part. Conservatives are socially conservative as well. To suggest the Republicans should ignore that, is to lose the conservative voter. And that is still the largest part of those who switched to I. It sounds to me like they still aren't getting the real message, only part of it. I personally know a LOT of folks disgusted with the “R”’s who have gone Independent. ONLY because the R's are no longer conservative. I really feel if they continue to espouse moderate ideas and policies, they will continue to lose.

Other than that, I agreed with it.

[Star Traveler]

I almost changed the voter registration for me to Independent. It would make no difference in voting, because I would still vote for the conservative candidate. But, I decided not to change it and keep it as Republican, because I still wanted to have some effect on the primary...

[the long march]

And it is after all the PEW reasearch group. Lefties can’t stand anything that might suggest they are all wet

[JSDude1]

Only if the third party is a true conservative/libertarian/constitutionalist party otherwise you merely have Democrats 2.0.

[JSDude1]

Only if the third party is a true conservative/libertarian/constitutionalist party otherwise you merely have Democrats 2.0.

[freespirited]

I take Pew polls with a five pound bag of salt. Ras is so much better.

[GOP Poet]

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[randita]

There are a lot of states with closed primaries. The decline of “moderates” in the GOP will hopefully mean that the more conservative candidates will win the primaries in those states.

I’m thinking specifically of PA and Pat Toomey for Senate.

I hope conservative moderates out there come back to the GOP in time for the 2012 presidential election. We don’t want another McCain to win the primary.