Forward Party

[VolFaninFla]

NOT LEFT.
NOT RIGHT.
FORWARD
Exclusive-Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party

Two pillars of the new party's platform are to "reinvigorate a fair, flourishing economy" and to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

 

[VolFaninFla]

Forward Party website:
Forward Party

 

[Orangeburst]

Exclusive-Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party

Two pillars of the new party's platform are to "reinvigorate a fair, flourishing economy" and to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

Mehhh. another party started by career politicians. They will succumb to the highest bidder as well.
How about No Parties.

 

[JOEY’S ALL VOL !!!]

Chairman Andrew Yang ? No thanks !

 

[PEPPERJAX]

NOT LEFT.
NOT RIGHT.
FORWARD
Exclusive-Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party

Two pillars of the new party's platform are to "reinvigorate a fair, flourishing economy" and to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

Will they give out free red hats?

 

[luthervol]

Group of Republicans and Democrats form new political party to appeal to moderates
Andrew Yang and ex-GOP officials form new political party to appeal to moderates - CNNPolitics

Anyone willing to give it some consideration?
For all of those who have been saying we need more than 2 parties, here's another option.

The group cites issues including guns, climate change and abortion as those that could benefit from a moderate approach. The new party will also advocate ranked-choice voting and open primaries, the end of gerrymandering, and nationwide protection for voting rights.

Forward

 

[McDad]

Great idea. Fully support it.

 

[TheDeeble]

Will be interested to see if the Democrats try to get them removed from the ballot like they did with the Green Party in 2020.

 

[allvol123]

Anything that starts off with the word “fair” is a flashing neon sign to avoid.

 

[tnmarktx]

Just another extension of the uniparty.

 

[Caculator]

"nationwide protection for voting rights."

Protection of legal voters rights?

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I think this is an outstanding idea.

 

[hndog609]

Anything that starts off with the word “fair” is a flashing neon sign to avoid.

I like the idea just having another party to legitimately put some pressure on the current binary system but yeah..."fair" is one of those words that can easily be weaponized...like "reasonable".

 

[luthervol]

I would love to see this pick up steam and be a valid 3rd option.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Just another extension of the uniparty.

Andrew Yang and Christy Todd-Whitman... yeah, that is sure to get the masses excited.

Tulsi Gabbard and Justin Amash... maybe throw in a Cynthia McKinney or a Rand Paul type??? Now maybe you might have something.

 

[MurphyVol]

One of the few things politicians have been successful at is keeping a 2 party monopoly on politics.

 

[luthervol]

One of the few things politicians have been successful at is keeping a 2 party monopoly on politics.

Based on the responses in this thread, it's a pretty easy thing for them to do.

 

[hUTch2002]

Based on the responses in this thread, it's a pretty easy thing for them to do.

Because everyone knows the only way it works is for the current system to go down first. You can’t rise up in the current structure.

 

[luthervol]

Because everyone knows the only way it works is for the current system to go down first. You can’t rise up in the current structure.

"for the current system to go down first".....what exactly does that mean?

 

[VOLS INC.]

I think a legitimate 3rd party would be a step in the right direction. However, we still need a legitimate 2nd party. At this point, given the democrat party’s hatred for America and relentlessness in their pursuit to turn this country into a communist hellhole, the GOP is the only option (as frustrating as that is) as of now.

 

[hUTch2002]

"for the current system to go down first".....what exactly does that mean?

As long as these 2 parties are in power there won’t be a viable 3rd party. If one or both collapse then maybe.

 

[luthervol]

As long as these 2 parties are in power there won’t be a viable 3rd party. If one or both collapse then maybe.

What would a party collapsing look like? The republican party has pretty much collapsed into the Trump party. Does that not count as a collapse? That was pretty much the trigger for the Forward party.

 

[hUTch2002]

What would a party collapsing look like? The republican party has pretty much collapsed into the Trump party. Does that not count as a collapse? That was pretty much the trigger for the Forward party.

Fracturing. Both parties have some that happens briefly but then they get sucked right back in. It would basically have to result in that party no longer having members or having very few. The more likely scenario, and it’s not very likely, would be the whole system is torn down. That would require some kind of civilian uprising. It’s not going to happen but that also means we will never have a viable 3rd party.

 

[hndog609]

So we're obviously in the nascent stages of this "Forward Party" thing but which of the two established parties would have the most defectors? Depending on exactly what turns out to be the working platform and who the candidates would be which party should be most worried about losing voters?

 

[utvolpj]

They should watch out. Unity 2020 suggested Yang and got banned from social media