tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21683544.post4573575970927764590..comments2023-11-03T05:46:59.839-07:00Comments on Remembering Alexis de Tocqueville: Mike Gravel joins Libertarian Party...Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01401099014616669500noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21683544.post-49215451038691182452008-04-20T03:29:00.000-07:002008-04-20T03:29:00.000-07:00"The two major parties don't accurately represent ..."The two major parties don't accurately represent the views of most Americans"<BR/><BR/>I think they do, or else it would be a lot easier for another Perot to swoop in again.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21683544.post-31951390574976974452008-04-05T13:02:00.000-07:002008-04-05T13:02:00.000-07:00No doubt. Frankly, I've become convinced that ther...No doubt. Frankly, I've become convinced that there's just something about the collective American mindset that prefers the comfortably duality of having only two parties. Most political scientists are probably right that the two-party system has in many important ways contributed to the enduring stability of our political order. But there's a big difference between stability and stagnance, and I think our democracy has stagnated. The two major parties don't accurately represent the views of most Americans, and every election we all bemoan the fact and then vote for one of the two options. Kind of ironic for a country that prides itself on choice, competition, freedom of expression, opportunity, etc., isn't it?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401099014616669500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21683544.post-91000557452706337282008-04-05T12:40:00.000-07:002008-04-05T12:40:00.000-07:00Perot had a go of it for a while, then he went ins...Perot had a go of it for a while, then he went insane with the "George H.W. Bush is trying to ruin my BBQ!" thing. <BR/><BR/>Nader and the others are never viable because they have fringe views that only appeal to 4 or 5% of the public.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com