tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post1283092630487837022..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Party Like It's . . . A Political PartyRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-65798748198808791882010-11-03T08:32:50.043-04:002010-11-03T08:32:50.043-04:00A related question might be, how did the major par...A related question might be, how did the major parties react to third party challenges? What did the Democrats say, through the mainstream media they controlled, as they were negotiating with, then absorbing the Populist "challenge?" <br /><br />Green parties generally don't take any corporate money, so the Tea Party clearly has an opportunity they don't. Of course, the idea that Greens and others to the left are "naturally" Democrats is probably a mistake. Lots of pundits last night claimed that the electorate is "getting older and more conservative," or that Dems are moving toward the middle as Repubs lurch right. Isn't that just spin, to cover the fact that young people who hoped for and BELIEVED IN Obama's message of change decided yesterday that they won't get fooled again? <br /><br />I didn't bother going to the polls.dan allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733670017382794923noreply@blogger.com