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Remember the Whigs? They came about to counter the original Democratic party, mainly because it was necessary for a 2 party system. Key Whigs died and the Whig party split on North/South lines. Some joined the Democrats and others founded the Republicans. The civil war kind of nailed it down. Parties aren't forever. Our country is severely divided. It is possible that another party could split out of the existing structure. I do what I can to get progressive leadership elected at a state level in the hopes that they will work on behalf of the people rather than the corporations. If enough people did this, there could be enough political clout to split out a new party. This is why I speak out against voting for a bad candidate because the other is slightly worse. Anybody who votes against their own interests has nobody to blame but themselves.
