Your friendly editor and his two old daughters (25 and 42)All of the following, in terms of categories, comes out of Wikipedia. Understand that Wikipedia is left leaning but not radically left. Generally, it is a good reference source.
As you can see, there are a number of "third parties." The idea is hardly novel and its time has come and gone. A nationally oriented "Tea Party" would serve no ideological purpose at all, and while all you out there in Lala land resist "ideology," it is the Marxist ideology that currently threatens the stability of this great nation.What do ALL of the following have in common? None of them have impact as a party except the Socialist Party with their lone Senator, Bernie Sanders and the Libertarians - with a fairly large base (nothing that rivals the two major parties, as of yet). If Glenn Beck is anything, he is a Libertarian. John Stossel is Libertarian. If we want to talk "third party," the Libertarian Party is just that.
Let's not go there. If we want Immediate change, taking back the GOP is our only option, period. Out with the older RINO leadership, namedly John McCain, Collins, Luger, and so on. We need fresh faces and new leadership. Newt -- bye bye. No more Mitt Romney - his health care program in Massachusetts is a mess. Let's not forget that it was in '08 that McCain and Huckabee teamed up to push Romney aside. Jebb Bush ?? The GOP needs to move out of the Bushes and into the light of new leaders and there is plenty of that around.
Back to the point of this post: forget about third party creation. We already have a couple dozen of them. One more WILL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AT ALL and only fracture the conservative base more. Stop already !! jds
Largest (voter registration over 100,000)
- Constitution Party - socially conservative, fiscally conservative
- Green Party - socially progressive, fiscally liberal
- Libertarian Party - socially liberal, fiscally conservative
Right-wing
- America First Party - socially conservative, fiscally conservative
- America's Independent Party
- American Patriot Party - Jeffersonian
- The American Party
- Independent American Party
- Prohibition Party
State-only parties
- Conservative Party of New York
- New York State Right to Life Party
Centrist
This section includes any party that is independent, libertarian, populist, or any other that either rejects right-left politics or doesn't have a party platform.
- Centrist Party
- Independence Party of America
- Modern Whig Party
- Reform Party of the United States of America
State-only parties
- Alaskan Independence Party
- Independence Party of Minnesota - moderate libertarianism and affiliated with the Independence Party of America
- United States Moderate Party
- Republican Moderate Party of Alaska
- Moderate Party of Rhode Island
Left-wing
This section includes any party that supports liberal, socialist, marxist, or communist party platforms.
- Working Families Party - supports electoral fusion
- The New Party - supports electoral fusion
- Labor Party
- Socialist Party USA
- Communist Party USA - Marxist-Leninist
- Socialist Labor Party - Marxist DeLeonism
- Party for Socialism and Liberation - Marxist-Leninist
- Progressive Labor Party (USA) - Communist
- Socialist Equality Party (United States) - Trotskyist
- Socialist Workers Party - historically the largest and most active promoter of Trotskyism in the U.S.
- World Socialist Party of the United States
- Workers Party, USA - Marxist-Leninist
- Workers World Party - Marxist-Leninist
State-only parties
- Liberal Party of New York
- Vermont Progressive Party - Progressive party that experiences modest success on the local (mainly in Burlington) and state levels. Active only in Vermont. Its five state representatives, one state senator, and Mayor of Burlington make the party the most successful third party (including national third parties) in the U.S.
- Liberty Union Party
- Peace and Freedom Party - Currently active only in California, but considering expansion nationally. In 2008, the Nader/Gonzalez campaign appeared on the Iowa ballot as the Peace and Freedom Party.
Libertarian
- Boston Tea Party
- Jefferson Republican Party - pro-life libertarianism
- Objectivist Party
- Personal Choice Party
State-only parties
- Florida TEA Party
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