A solid third party might find success by appealing to the ‘southern’/’bluedog’/’Reagan’ Democrats and Tea Party types.
Those Democrats have also been sidelined by the liberal take-over of the Democratic Party.
Too many third-party formations, however, tend to be single issue or personality oriented ventures that appeal to a small segment.
Even by winning in states, the general GOP seems to be unable to change its leadership from veering leftward. The GOP leadership seems to be hell-bent on following the liberal Dems over the cliff.
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Voters leaving Republican, Democratic parties in droves
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
Updated 12/22/2011 8:40 PM
•WASHINGTON – More than 2.5 million voters have left the Democratic and Republican parties since the 2008 elections, while the number of independent voters continues to grow.
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