There may well be a solid third party in contention in the next 8 years, but not to worry, it won’t last. Besides, what would the party’s platform be? Less spending? Lose the progressives. Less war? Lose the conservatives. Less immigration? Lose the minorities. Less government intrusion? Lose the progressives. More government intrusion? Lose the conservatives. If the Libertarians with their fiscal conservatism and social liberalism can’t hack together a solid winning platform, who can?
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Just because the Libertarian platform doesn’t resonate with voters doesn’t mean it’s not a solid platform to run on. They just realy haven’t done very well with it… and there are some dealbreakers in there for both sides.
I think the key is going to be taking the best things that each major party claims to do, and then actually doing them.
You’re right, solid was the wrong word. Winning would be better.