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Gallup: 52% of Republicans Say America Needs a 3rd Party
CNS News ^ | 10/11/2013 | Terry Jeffery

Posted on 10/11/2013 10:41:08 AM PDT by Kazan

(CNSNews.com) - Fifty-two percent of Republicans say that America needs a third party, according to a newly released Gallup poll. Forty-nine percent of Democrats say the same thing.

"In fact,' said Gallup in its analysis of the poll, "this marks the first time that a majority of either party's supporters have said a third party is needed."

The Gallup survey, which interviewed 1,028 adults (18 and over) nationwide, asked: 'In your view, do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job of representing the American people, or do they do such a poor job that a third major party is needed."

Overall, 60 percent said that a third party was needed, 26 percent said the Republicans and Democrats do an adequate job, and 14 percent said they had no opinion.

The 60 percent who said a third party was needed was the highest percentage giving that answer to Gallup since the polling company started asking the question back in 2003. The 26 percent who said the two major parties are doing an adequate is the lowest percentage who have given that answer.

Gallup did not publish any survey data about why those among the 60 percent think a third party is needed.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: gopestablishment; republicanparty; rinos; rinossplitgop; teaparty; thirdparty
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1 posted on 10/11/2013 10:41:08 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan

Boehner may have a legacy yet...


2 posted on 10/11/2013 10:43:07 AM PDT by MNlurker
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To: Kazan
If they allow Obamacare to stay, I will be voting third party.

I don't want the GOP to have a chance if they stab us in the back this time. Bad enough they gave us McCain, but to back down on Obamacare, I'll vote third party and hope that enough do to make them lose and see that a lot more people agreed with the TEA Party than they thought.

3 posted on 10/11/2013 10:43:47 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: Kazan

No. We need a SECOND party to oppose the Big Government Leftist Democrat-Republican Establishment Cabal Party.


4 posted on 10/11/2013 10:43:48 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Kazan

The problem with this is that I suspect most people who answered affirmatively would want a more moderate approach to the third party regardless of where they politically align now.

It would have been interesting to see that sort of follow up question.


5 posted on 10/11/2013 10:44:40 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue (I have no home. I'm the wind.)
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To: Kazan

Third Party ideas are supported by those who do not understand math.
If you do not have the numbers to control the Republican Party, how on Earth are you going to win when EVERYONE votes in the General Election?


6 posted on 10/11/2013 10:44:41 AM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Kazan
Dangerous to the Republicans. A third party would be splitting the Republican party and do nothing against the communists Democrats. The Democrats are made up of the most uninformed and mentally ill that they would never leave their party.
7 posted on 10/11/2013 10:45:41 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: Kazan

imo, altering the Republican party to be a liberty party has a better chance of succeeding than growing a third party to power.


8 posted on 10/11/2013 10:45:43 AM PDT by mbarker12474
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To: Kazan

Some proposed names for new party
USIP - US Independence Party
TEA - Taxed Enough Already Party


9 posted on 10/11/2013 10:47:01 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Exactly!


10 posted on 10/11/2013 10:47:14 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Kansas58

A movement need to start somewhere. Its 25% vs 75% (GOP+DEM)


11 posted on 10/11/2013 10:48:09 AM PDT by 4rcane
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To: PATRIOT1876

“If they allow Obamacare to stay, I will be voting third party.”
I have already called and emailed my Senator Burr and Rep Jones here in NC and said the same thing. Don’t think it will matter.


12 posted on 10/11/2013 10:48:14 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Amen! Well said.


13 posted on 10/11/2013 10:48:39 AM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Kazan

The unofficial third party is the Tea Party. We are influencing elections! If we continue to hold firm and back conservatives in primaries we CAN make a difference !


14 posted on 10/11/2013 10:49:02 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Kazan

Great idea.....a third Party. I love it! It will keep my party in power for decades to come,

Barack Obama


15 posted on 10/11/2013 10:49:35 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Kazan; All

I didn’t dislike the man, but looking back I’ve concluded that Bush 43 mortally wounded the party.


16 posted on 10/11/2013 10:50:00 AM PDT by pluvmantelo (We can't expect to get anywhere unless we resort to terrorism-Lenin)
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To: pluvmantelo

Bush’s fault??? Good grief. Our problems are far bigger than what any one president did and they started long before Bush.


17 posted on 10/11/2013 10:52:01 AM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic
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To: Logical me
Dangerous to the Republicans. A third party would be splitting the Republican party and do nothing against the communists Democrats.

The idea is to completely kill the backstabbing GOP. So what if the Dems win. They suck less than the dems is no longer any reason to vote for the backstabbers.

We lose either way.

18 posted on 10/11/2013 10:52:15 AM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: Kazan

We do need a third party, but not they way they think. We need to split the Democrat party into Center-Left and Real Crazies (Green?).

If we split the ‘Pubbies all we do is guarantee Democrat dominance forever.


19 posted on 10/11/2013 10:52:51 AM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: Kansas58

how on Earth are you going to win when EVERYONE votes in the General Election?”

They won’t win elections.

But the Republicans aren’t winning the elections that count, either.

So, we might as well have a message....


20 posted on 10/11/2013 10:53:00 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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