Then the wiki article is a red herring or something. So, what you're asking about is a party that is economically liberal, but conservative socially and on foreign policy? Help me out.
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So the point of 2 liberal parties would be what? I agree with the poster who said Republcians should move more toward libertarianism and away from social conservatism. Not sure if that's possible though.
I was just wondering what others thought about a Liberal republican party in America. a friend and I were discussing why 3rd or 4th parties have never been successful in America. I was arguing that the reason was of unsuccessful parties is because a reasonable party hasn't had respectable politicians in those parties to drive those parties in the right places. Then we got into what parties could end up being a successful 3rd party, thats when I brought up the Liberal Republican Party and how I think it could be a great thing for republicans and democrats to co-exist and stop the BS campaign smears, and other immorally wrong things that go with elections on the federal and state levels. As far as that. I just want to see a political party here that is flexible to what America needs at that point of time, which IMO, a Liberal Republican Party could do.
I guess where I was having a problem is that you seem to be appealing to what you think is the pragmatic, common-sense approach to governance. The problem being that loyal Republicans see Republicanism as pragmatic and common-sense and loyal Democrats see their party as doing the same. So, I don't have a great idea of what you think the pragmatic and common-sense thing to do is. From what I can gather so far, it sounds like a party that takes a center position between Democrats and Republicans, and borrows from each in the measures you see as appropriate. As for the party system, I don't think a centrist party like you suggest could possibly survive (ironic as that may be). The structure of our government practically mandates a 2 party system. Our two parties will morph and move left and right to maintain a roughly 50/50 parity. If a third party comes in, it will be split by the 2 parties on its flanks, or else if it has some initial success, it will devour one of the other two parties and shift either left or right to re-establish equilibrium.
I can respect that logic. I disagree with a centrist party not being able to survive, but I respect your view.
