76. "It's not defeatist if you do it right" In response to In response to 75
one idea is you can build up enough support for a third party that the democrats would need your support and actually have to earn your vote, before you as a party agreed to support the democratic nominee for office.
You can also run your own candidates and hopefully get a larger voice in national debates.
There are ways a 3rd, 4th or 5th party could be useful.
In a generation of swine, the one-eyed pig is king. -Hunter S. Thompson