Reply #5: what we need is a large political movement [View All]

[kitp]

to the left of the Democrats. This will force both parties to move left. If this comes about due to a strong third party showing for, say, the Socialists or because of polls/protests/letters/emails is not important.
We have to remember that before either party began to speak out against Viet Nam there was a huge presence in the streets in opposition.

Since the 2000 election I have not thought about voting third party simply because I did not want to take one single vote away from the only party that had a chance of defeating *. After the 2004 election and Kerry's miserable performance as a candidate as well as after the election, I have no reason to think the Dem's will ever get close to my political position unless they are threatened from the left.
I will seriously consider supporting third party candidates to the left of the Dem's as I don't see anyone within the party standing anywhere near me. (Okay, a few of them, but no leader, no 'big' voice, even Dean pussyfoots it too much for me.)

If there is such a movement or party, the Dems and the Repugs will move to the left and this current band of thugs will look more and more like the radical kooks that they are.