tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post8671057314923841960..comments2024-03-27T17:52:09.889-04:00Comments on You Might Notice a Trend: What Third Parties Are Doing WrongPaul Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post-26704346093701026702012-10-25T15:19:52.513-04:002012-10-25T15:19:52.513-04:00You missed some, most notably the Socialist and Co...You missed some, most notably the Socialist and Communist Parties (Norman Thomas almost became respectable, Gus Hall never did). New York used to have the Liberal and Conservative parties, though they're no longer as important as they were in the 1960's/70's.<br /><br />One route for third parties is as the offshoot of a membership organization, which can supply cash and mobilize workers. But based on Putnam's Bowling Alone, we don't have the mass membership organizations these days, at least on the liberal side. The conservatives seem to have the home schoolers and at least used to have the evangelical right, both of which have non-political focuses (school and church). <br /><br />The Green Party and the Naderites don't seem to have the same basis: maybe the locavore/foodie/crunchie types but that seems to a geezer to be a dubious foundation for a party.Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com