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10-15-2023, 07:08 PM
A thread on USA "3rd party" candidates and politics could be interesting, probably more as a culture thread than political science.
Is there much actually at stake when paleocon Pat Buchanan temporarily wrestles anti-abortion into the reform party constitution? Do hopelessly unelectable parties play a role by probing for underpreached sentiments among voters, or by siphoning votes away from their adjacent main parties? Was the tea party bait for independents to feel special while getting republican candidates pitched to them? What motivates an ugly balding rich man like Rocky De La Fuente to strive for a bounty of 0 electoral votes while advocating against immigration restrictions in 2020? Any of this and more, as we discuss the quirks of the not merely power-hungry, but power-starving.
The most notable achievement from this rarefied sector being the election of notable slovak and self proclaimed 'statesman' Jesse "Until you have hunted men, you haven't hunted yet" Ventura as Minnesota governor by reform party.
Is there much actually at stake when paleocon Pat Buchanan temporarily wrestles anti-abortion into the reform party constitution? Do hopelessly unelectable parties play a role by probing for underpreached sentiments among voters, or by siphoning votes away from their adjacent main parties? Was the tea party bait for independents to feel special while getting republican candidates pitched to them? What motivates an ugly balding rich man like Rocky De La Fuente to strive for a bounty of 0 electoral votes while advocating against immigration restrictions in 2020? Any of this and more, as we discuss the quirks of the not merely power-hungry, but power-starving.
The most notable achievement from this rarefied sector being the election of notable slovak and self proclaimed 'statesman' Jesse "Until you have hunted men, you haven't hunted yet" Ventura as Minnesota governor by reform party.