11-10-2016, 12:46 AM
Perot took 18-20% back 24 years ago...and people are cheering a small tick up to 3% for the Libertarians. That is literally going nowhere, to be generous. Sure, Perot did it with money. Well, Koch ran as a Libertarian back in 1980(?) - how much money does he give today to support the Libertarian party, outside of the Cato Institute?
A 3rd Party movement is not going to begin at the Presidential level. I'd even argue not in the House or Senate, but people would bring up the Tea Party. Problem there is that was only a pseudo-3rd Party for a short time, until opportunistic Repubs, and particularly the religious right, hijacked it.
A 3rd Party movement is not going to begin at the Presidential level. I'd even argue not in the House or Senate, but people would bring up the Tea Party. Problem there is that was only a pseudo-3rd Party for a short time, until opportunistic Repubs, and particularly the religious right, hijacked it.
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