Posted by
Ken Moyes on Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:34:43 PM
With a continuing shift of the Democratic party to the far left and
the growing conservative wing of the Republican Party having a
controlling impact in that party, is a third party developing right
before us?This election the Republican Party only has a
chance because it is nominating a candidate who is conservative on
matters of security and economics, but liberal on social issues – John
McCain.The Republicans are counting on cross over from disaffected Democrats and independents who have not gone to “far liberal land”.Would John McCain be the Republican nominee if scores of independents and Democrats had not crossed over in numerous primaries?While
the Democrats offer two candidates who appear very liberal, the move to
far liberal was more of a survival need for Hillary Clinton to be able
to obtain the Democratic Party Presidential Candidate endorsement.There was no need for Barack Obama to move far left, as he was and is already there.
It is clear that both parties are moving farther
to their respective corners, left and right, leaving a void in search
of a party ideology. The ongoing compound fracture occurring in the Democratic Party does not represent just a candidate preference difference.It is heavily rooted in a difference in ideology.This
possibly un-repairable fracture has been coming for years as the far
left forces like MoveOn.Org and George Soros have become the new party
machinery – the king makers.Will Senator Clinton be
motivated to start a third party, since she appears to now be unwanted
by the new and incredibly powerful far left machine at work in the
Democratic Party?Will the gravitas of a former President, Bill Clinton, behind her help make that move a successful one?
Two scenarios could exist.Clinton gets the nomination and Obama splits and starts his own far left party – not likely.Obama
gets the nomination, Florida and Michigan remain disenfranchised, and
the Clinton's split and start their own moderate democratic party –
more possible.It is likely George Soros and company will successfully complete the take over of the Democratic Party with an Obama nomination.As it looks now, the new far left well funded machine will prevail and Obama will get the nod.This Party will then break apart.
If I was Hillary Clinton, and did not receive the
nomination of my party, I would begin the exploration of getting on the
ballot in as many states as possible as a new party – at the minimum it
would put pressure on the Democratic Party machinery to allow her a
fair shot.I would then start a new party to the right of
the Democratic Party and slightly overlapping into the left of the
Republican Party.The Bull Moose Party (real name The Progressive Party) started this way in 1912.Whether
the new major party could win this November is debatable, but it could
be the precursor of a powerful party sponsoring Congressional
candidates in 2010.The Clinton organization could also
make use of its currently in place formidable state organizations to
build a solid party for state level campaigns.Would the Southern Democrats join up?They have been the lost tribe for years?I
can tell you that today’s Democratic Party is not the Democratic Party
of my father – a hardworking bricklayer out of Local 1 of the
Bricklayer’s union in New York.Today’s Democratic Party
has moved too far left for a large number of existing and former Party
members to be comfortable with it, and who are further uncomfortable in
simply moving to the Republican Party.The move of the
Republican Party to the right, more of a nudge actually, has also
disenfranchised many moderate Republicans, who do not want to jump to
the far left Democratic Party.
There is one tiny party out there that is fairly new – The Moderate Party.Its
platform aligns well with the real Clinton ideology, not her morphed
ideology to appeal to the far left of the Democratic Party.Otherwise, we might see the “Middle Class Party”.How is that for a catchy name?