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Roy Rolling

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2. Skeptical, not negative

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 06:42 PM

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Are the victories mentioned because of the party or the candidate? We’ve seen third parties before that have won individual cities or states but failed nationally. And more so, is endorsing a third party something that is counterproductive to the Democratic Party?

Third parties always benefit initial organizers, but the benefit for the entire electorate is not guaranteed and often comes at the cost of existing political parties.

I’ll be watching…

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Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

Hopefully WFP will provide leverage to counter Third Way's demand that Dems move to the right. Nt Fiendish Thingy Monday #1

More likely SCantiGOP Monday #3

Did you miss the part where the WFP candidates usually run as Democrats? Fiendish Thingy Monday #16

If they caucus with the Dems, that'll be a good thing wolfie001 Tuesday #29

Skeptical, not negative Roy Rolling Monday #2

I don't look forward to 3rd party candidates electing Republicans. dem4decades Monday #4

Huge mistake NeoTrajan Monday #5

They don't run candidate, they... reACTIONary Monday #17

I'm skeptical, and envision more pain slightlv Monday #6

"They will help elect Republicans" J_William_Ryan Monday #7

A third party that promises what? BaronChocula Monday #8

Nothing except make things more fascist. Initech Monday #11

Third parties never win in the US. Vote for the one that's not fascist. Initech Monday #9

Want to get oodles of Republican campaign money? House of Roberts Monday #10

Hard Working Dems have had a "Wave Of Wins" Cha Monday #12

In other words.... cab67 Monday #13

Then we get Republicans. travelingthrulife Monday #14

Sounds like a great way to guarantee permanent Republican rule Orrex Monday #15

I voted for candidates Progressive dog Monday #18

All they will do is siphon voters from the Democratic party. JustKay Monday #19

If the Working Families Party works with Democrats the way that New York's Liberal Party worked with Democrats Vogon_Glory Monday #20

Oh, that's great. We are faced with a fascist, authoritarian threat against the US by the MAGA-Republicans, and you Martin68 Monday #21

And there's an AI-oriented fake independent party, with the former president of FreedomWorks and highplainsdem Monday #22

Not one single mention of what they want to do for me or my neighbors somsai Monday #23

It might be beneficial for discussions in early primary season oldmanlynn Tuesday #24

I foresee another army of paid "influencers" pushing this divisiveness. live love laugh Tuesday #25

Bad timing. RandySF Tuesday #26

I wonder... 2naSalit Tuesday #27

I may be a bit extreme on this but, I would not put it past republicans for doing this, they know a third party Escurumbele Tuesday #30

In spite of the nice things I said about the WFP EARLIER Vogon_Glory Wednesday #32

Oh, god... here we go again. QueerDuck Tuesday #28

4 words The Bopper Wednesday #31

Donald Segretti had a word for such ideas. valleyrogue Wednesday #33

Their message: Democrats are NOT "a multiracial party that fights for workers." This fucking lie. betsuni Wednesday #34