@HLMenckenFanM to politics English • 1 year ago‘No Republican party’ in US today, says anti-Trump conservative judgewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square98arrow-up1429arrow-down114
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minus-square@Zippylink4•1 year agoFor now. What will the Democratic party look like in ten years without a decent opposition party?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoEither the Republican party will change its ways or a new party will take their place. Or they won’t change their ways and enough will (stupidly) give them the benefit of a doubt because they are tired of the Democrats.
minus-squaremrbubblesortlinkfedilink2•1 year agoIt’ll be the latter. The US hasn’t had a legitimate 3rd party since the Whigs in the 1850s
minus-square@hypelightflylink1•1 year agoIt wouldn’t be a third party, it would be a replacement party. It’s happened many times, and not always with a name change.
For now. What will the Democratic party look like in ten years without a decent opposition party?
Either the Republican party will change its ways or a new party will take their place. Or they won’t change their ways and enough will (stupidly) give them the benefit of a doubt because they are tired of the Democrats.
It’ll be the latter. The US hasn’t had a legitimate 3rd party since the Whigs in the 1850s
It wouldn’t be a third party, it would be a replacement party. It’s happened many times, and not always with a name change.