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Poll: 31% Say America Needs 3rd Party

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djjd62
 
Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 11:47 am
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/05/12/2311788.aspx
Poll: 31% say America needs 3rd party
Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 1:00 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: Democrats, Republicans, Polls

From NBC's Mark Murray
Here's the first set of numbers we're releasing from our new NBC/WSJ poll, which comes out in full beginning at 6:30 pm ET:

According to the poll, more than 80% see problems with America's two-party system -- with 31% believing it's seriously broken and that America needs a third party, and with another 52% saying that it has real problems but that it can still work with some improvements.

Only 15% of Americans believe the two-party system works fairly well.

The poll was taken May 6-10, and these numbers have a margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points.


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CarbonSystem
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 11:50 am
third party would be a hell of a great leap.
like america skydiving in the grand canyon
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 12:12 pm
Liberals would not be able to join with conservatives in a third party. There would need to be four parties, making the new parties about 15% in strength. Not much different than Nader's impact.
ebrown p
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 12:16 pm
@edgarblythe,
You miss the point Edgar.

Any worthwhile third party would be conservative. Who would want a liberal third party (that would just hurt the Democrats)?
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 12:18 pm
@ebrown p,
Who would want a conservative party that would hurt the Republicans?
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 12:19 pm
I would join a liberal third party, if I thought it could succeed.
ebrown p
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 12:47 pm
@edgarblythe,
Quote:
Who would want a conservative party that would hurt the Republicans?


((raises hands emphatically))
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ebrown p
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 12:48 pm
@edgarblythe,
Quote:
I would join a liberal third party, if I thought it could succeed.


If it would succeed, it would be the death of the Democratic party. In that case it wouldn't be a third party any more.

((Somehow I don't think it would make you any happier)).
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JTT
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 01:01 pm
@edgarblythe,
I don't think one should join a party just because it may succeed. You would join a party because that party believes in the same things that you do.
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rosborne979
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 01:40 pm
@djjd62,
Quote:
31% Say America Needs 3rd Party

I think America needs a 10th party (or more). We need more choices so we're not stuck pigeon holing everyone into one of two parties (neither of which they fit accurately).
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:00 pm
@edgarblythe,
Well, the conservatives who don't think the Republican party represents them would be a good place to start with a new party.

Hard right/right/the rest of the U.S.

Makes some kind of sense.
ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:01 pm
@ehBeth,
Even if it only splintered off 10 - 15% from the Republican vote, it could work.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:13 pm
There are liberals questioning whether the Democrats speak for them anymore. Me, for one.
ehBeth
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:17 pm
@edgarblythe,
Two ways to go - change the party, or change parties.

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CarbonSystem
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:26 pm
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:

I would join a liberal third party, if I thought it could succeed.


fair-weather voting, hah
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:39 pm
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H2O MAN
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:42 pm


69% say No 3rd Party.

No third party is needed, but a return to core values by a given party would be advantageous.
JTT
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 02:47 pm
@H2O MAN,
Kim Jong il H2oman says: No third party is needed, but a return to core values by a given party would be advantageous.
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Ionus
 
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Reply Wed 12 May, 2010 07:11 pm
@djjd62,
Quote:
According to the poll, more than 80% see problems with America's two-party system -- with 31% believing it's seriously broken and that America needs a third party, and with another 52% saying that it has real problems but that it can still work with some improvements.
Two parties a week is more than enough. That means Friday and Saturday night, with Sunday to recover. Where will you put this third party ? Wont it just take people away from the other two parties ? There are already enough non-party goers, this may confuse things more...Party on, dudes !!! Righteous !
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failures art
 
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Reply Thu 13 May, 2010 12:22 am
If we adopted (we will never) a parliamentary system, I could see us supporting a n-th party, but as is, it will be just two parties. If a new party rises, one falls.

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