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Bernie should start a third party and serve some kingmaker role during the next primaries.
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this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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The problem with starting a 3rd party is actually getting enough support. Dems and Repubs are so entrenched as the 2 primary parties that it would take a miracle to get enough voters to follow a 3rd party. That, and I can almost guarantee both Dems and Repubs would absolutely go full bipartisan on making sure 3rd parties don't get any real power so the status quo of the 2 parties fighting to the death can continue.
I would definitely vote for Bernie, but it would feel like Sisyphus pushing the boulder: an uphill battle with no end.
They're not "entrenched;" they're ideally situated for the American electorate. There is not a single issue where a third party could take a position that captures larger vote share than those already taken.