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There was interesting story which popped up over at IPR (Independent Political Report) last week about a former Libertarian Party committeeman in Wyoming who has broken away from the national LP and, with a few like minded fellows, started his own party which is known simply as the Country Party.
It will be interesting to see if this new party works for this reason: Continued weakness on the part of the Democrats in states with large white middle and working class and a small base of post-graduate, college educated voters. In other words, states like Wyoming simply don’t have a strong base for a vibrant Democratic Party other than as a protest vehicle every so often against Republican arrogance. So to avoid Wyoming from becoming another, say Tunisia or Egypt, for example, a new party is needed which breaks from the unpopular labels of current non-major parties, can tap into a large pool of disaffected independent or soft-partisan voters with a few basic principals all can support. If it works, you could see this spread to other “red” states where the Democrats are virtually non-existent.
Gretchen Wilson – I’m here for the party
Woden on 27 Jan 2011 at 3:36 pm #
Their idea to only run in races where there are no good candidates is a good plan. This could put pressure on the Wyoming GOP establishment to support more conservative candidates for fear of otherwise drawing in the Country Party in the race which could siphon off votes. Similarly, it puts pressure on incumbent GOP politicians for fear of the same thing.
Their criticism of the Libertarian Party and Constitution Party is also largely accurate in my book — although I have voted Constitution many times when both the Dem and GOP candidate were terrible e.g. 2008 Presidential election.
RonL on 28 Jan 2011 at 9:24 am #
Are you saying that if we don’t have a rural-minded party, Hezbollah and/or the Muslim Brotherhood will try to take over revolts in America?
Weaver on 28 Jan 2011 at 8:29 pm #
Ron,
no he’s referring to the nonMuslim equivalent.
Patroon at Conservative Heritage Times: I’m here for the party, Country Party that is | Independent Political Report on 29 Jan 2011 at 4:30 am #
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