Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Third Party “Centrists” Already Exist
“Calling for a third party is a quick and easy way to get yourself booked for a round of cable TV appearances. But many of those calling for a third party are refusing to reckon with an inconvenient fact: One of the two parties already occupies the approximate ideological space that these commentators themselves are describing…. That party is known as the ‘Democratic Party,’ and it alreadly holds many of the positions these commentators want a third party to espouse.” - Greg Sargent



