Former GOP Lawmaker Suggests Third Party Led By Sarah Palin

[DonViejo]

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published AUGUST 5, 2014, 12:28 PM EDT

Steve Baldwin, a conservative activist and former California State assemblyman, on Tuesday penned a detailed proposal for a third, ultra-conservative party.

He said the establishment GOP just isn't cutting it.

"We don’t want the GOP to pursue a 'socialism-lite' agenda. We want them to go on the warpath and do whatever it takes to stop the destruction of our constitutional Republic," Baldwin wrote in Barbwire, a conservative Christian site run by Liberty Counsel Action's VP Matt Barber. "It has become increasingly clear that the GOP leadership will do everything in its power to prevent the party from being influenced in any way by the Tea Party. I have given up on the GOP and am simply not sure it can ever be reformed."

He said that the new Third Party "will do to the GOP what the GOP did to the Whig Party 150 years ago: it will replace the GOP as the main party contesting the Democrat Party."

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[msongs]

1. excellent idea! especially in states where dems are in close races with repubs :-) nt

[LondonReign2]

2. Please please please pleasepleaseplease

[0rganism]

3. i agree wholeheartedly

By all means, start a (yet another) 3rd party to represent the interests of the radical right. This time, do it right, spend lots of money on advertising, head it with artificial celebrities like Sarah Palin, and be very clear about the ultra-reactionary values they support.

It would do wonders for the GOP's electoral success.

[brooklynite]

4. In 96, the US TAXPAYERS PARTY was set up as a platform for Pat Buchanan

...who ultimately decided not to run. Nothing new under the sun.

[Mike Nelson]

5. Short term, good...

...idea as it splits the Republican voters... But, in the long term, it might make the old GOP look like the "moderates" (depending on the Democratic nom).

[jeff47]

42. You're assuming the crazy would manage to attract all of the current Republicans.

Since the Republican party is already shedding members at its current level of insanity, we should expect the really, really, really insane version of the party to not do terribly well with membership.

[Gothmog]

6. I would love to see this happen

[longship]

7. Perfect! Do it. Do it! DO IT!!!! R&K nt

[onehandle]

8. Where do I send the check? nt

[reflection]

9. This really is what needs to happen

and not just because it benefits Democrats politically. They are polarized so badly that the basic functions of government aren't getting handled because the House has ground everything to a halt. They should split for the good of the country and let the Republicans decide which Pied Piper they want to follow, the craven benighted ones or the batshit crazy craven benighted ones.

[hifiguy]

10. In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt created and led

the Bull Moose Party a/k/a the Progressive party.

I can imagine no better head of the Bull Shit Party than HRH Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods.

TR is spinning in his grave at about 7,500 rpm.

[Lifelong Protester]

18. Props for the name "Bull Shit Party"

spun off from Bull Moose. Made me laugh here at my desk, eating lunch.

[riqster]

19. Will they have a "Free Moosehead" plank?

[hifiguy]

24. Doubtful. Moosehead is good beer.

The Princess seems more like a Keystone Light kinda gal, ya know. No taste.

[riqster]

34. Point.

As one of my Brit friends said when he was given a Budweiser, "My God, man, put it back in the horse!"

[woodsprite]

28. I wish DU had a "like" button! :) n/t

[pinboy3niner]

36. She might even do it if you throw in some bendy straws and 'Johnny Choos'

[Ken Burch]

11. Fine by me...

[MineralMan]

12. Oh! Yes, please!

Can we please have Sarah Palin as a third party candidate? Perfect.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Great idea

[Ken Burch]

14. Let's start making PALIN/NUGENT '16 stickers!

(the proceeds from the sales would go to OUR candidates, of course...).

[hifiguy]

17. Now THAT is a great idea.

Devious, nasty, and snarky all at the same time.

[Ken Burch]

22. Thank you...btw...little known factoid...

"Devious, Nasty, and Snarky" were three dwarfs that didn't make the final edit of SNOW WHITE("Scummy, Rashy, Pervy, and Sebaceous" were the others).

[woodsprite]

29. Don't forget Sleazy! n/t

[Ken Burch]

37. Sleazy was their agent. n/t.

[riqster]

21. Put me down for three.

[winter is coming]

15. Why do I feel like there's a "B ark" joke in there somewhere?

"Here, Sarah, you're the leader of our new party and here's a map to where the convention will be held. No, don't worry about those X's over there, those volcanoes have been dormant (for five seconds)..."

[mnhtnbb]

16. They could call it the A$$HOLE$ United Party

dedicated to greed, ignorance, and self-righteousness.

Damn. Probably 30% of Americans would sign up.

[Blue Owl]

46. Would really be a turd party, alright...

n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Alas, they may be on to something.

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. - H.L. Mencken

See Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush for precedents.

[riqster]

23. Mencken was usually right.

[hifiguy]

31. Mencken was right.

Barnum's Law "There is a sucker born every minute and two to take him";

Mencken's Law "It is impossible to go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American Public";

and Charles Pierce's Three Laws of Idiocy: (1) Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings or otherwise moves units; (2) Anything can be true if someone says it loudly enough; and (3) Fact is that which enough people believe and truth is determined by how fervently they believe it

govern all of the modern US save for a few islands of liberal/left sanity like DU. And there are even some here who apply Pierce's Laws on a regular basis and expect not to get called on it.

[2pooped2pop]

25. Great, the Word Salad Party

We wouldn't even know if we were being lied to since we would not know what was said.

GOP, I guess we can just assume it is a lie, no matter how much salad dressing is applied.

[Johonny]

26. Why would the grifters want to leave the money source to join a broke third party

Steve, my friend, Sarah is not a candidate for anything. She's someone skimming cream off the top of the big stupid money being thrown about in the GOP these days. Why would anyone of her political quality give that up to run (lose) on a third party ticket. She doesn't care about political causes, she cares about making $$$$ off stupid vain rich people.

[Jim__]

27. I fully support the creation of this third party!

[underpants]

30. We really need at least 5 functioning political parties

Right now we barely have one.

Left
Green
Dems
Middle
Republican
Teabagger/Poo Flinger

[truebluegreen]

41. In case you are ranking your parties in order of progression

from left to right, imo "Dems" should be after "Middle."

[joeybee12]

32. Go for it!

I find it amusing that these fringe lunatics think they are some sort of majority.

[edhopper]

33. They should call it

the Sovereign Party. First because it will appeal to the Sovereign types (like Todd Palin) and it will be the SP to remind people of who it's associated with. Youbetcha

[randys1]

35. He said he wants a war, I hope liberals can persuade him not to kill too many of his fellow American

[Jamaal510]

38. They could put Palin

at the top of the ticket, and make Ted Nugent her running mate. It would be the "Quitter/Shitter 2016" ticket!

[truebluegreen]

40. I say Go For It!

And make the silver-tongued Half Governor the national chairperson.

That should fix everything...although not it the way the members of the new party might anticipate.

[Rex]

43. The GOP has begged for someone to put it out of it's misery for decades imo.

Any time is fine with me.

[Matrosov]

44. It could happen

I hear a surprising number of Republicans wanting to vote third party and regurgitating the old "Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin" argument.

The greater the split within the Republican party, the greater the benefit to us. I'd love it if Sarah Palin or even someone like Ted Cruz ran on a third party platform in 2016.

[WhiteTara]

45. Oh please! That's a wonderful idea.

It should be helpful in every close state and we will be able to hold the Senate, take back the House and change SCOTUS over the next 6 years, maybe even 10.

[tblue37]

47. Pleas, yes! And they should run a candidate for *every* office! nt

[City Lights]

48. I support this wholeheartedly!

It is a fantastic idea!