[lbo-talk] Third Party Solutions (was Re: Lieberman)

[Shane Taylor]

Jon Johanning wrote:
> Does any supporter of third parties have a good
> refutation of the conventional argument against
> the possibility of such parties: that the
> non-parliamentary, winner-takes-all nature of the
> U.S. system makes them impossible as practical
> political projects?

I would not say impossible.  It does, however, make the two-party system
an overarching reality that requires more consideration that it often
gets.  I don't take that as the final word for third parties, but rather
evidence of a two-party state.  I'm not a defeatist about this, but do
get frustrated with the lack of attention on the part of us third party
advocates.  It's one thing to appreciate the degree to which we live in a
two-party state, it's another to simply resign ourselves to it.

Jenny, any thoughts from a Labor Party vantage on this subject?

-- Shane

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