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  • Third time support has exceeded 60%, along with 2017 and 2021
  • Republicans primarily behind the increase, with 58% now in favor
  • Political independents remain group most likely to favor third party
  • Monkeyhog@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A third party in the US would just replace one of the 2 existing parties so within one or two election cycles we’d be back to two anyway. And with the way the parties are acting currently it would probably be the Republican party to collapse and be replaced.

    • GeekyNerdyNerd
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      1 year ago

      And with the direction the Republican base is going, whatever party replaces the GoP is probably gonna think Hitler’s biggest problem was his accent.

      • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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        1 year ago

        Yes, this 58% Republican support isn’t “Libertarians” finally smartening up and realizing the neocons want a police state, it’s Trumpers who want the Trump Dynasty.