Comments on: Oklahoma Senator Will Re-Introduce Ballot Access Reform Bill

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:54:16 +0000

Glaivester Says:
November 17th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
What, Phil, do you think will replace the GOP? Or do you think that we are about to become a one-party system?

Phil answers:

There is a good possibility that various communist, green, and socialist parties will converge and create a Unity Coalition that will be able to compete, effectively, with the Democratic Party. The economic, political, and social forces in play would seem to indicate that it could happen. It will come about in reality, though, only if these different parties are seriously interested in getting together and making it work.

By: ETJB

ETJB — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:20:29 +0000

Voters seemed to have not voted ‘straight’ ticket in this election so it is not suprising that the Democratic Party victory at the federal level, did not extent to all state races.

Frankly, I think it is a bad premasture to think that the Republican Party will fade away within the next four – eight years.

Yes, their was a intra party rebellion within the GOP. Fiscal conservatives simply could not stand Palin’s economimc populism and were tired of playing second fiddle to the social conservatives.

Ron Paul managed to unite anti-government conservatives — libertarians and paleo-conservatives — but even combined they are still on the GOP fringe and I doubt that coalition will last long.

Social conservatives are still not ready to jump ship and have no where to go. They are too populist for the Constitution Party, see the Libertarians as Godless anarchist and the Reform Party is dead.

Given where many younger Americans are I suspect the GOP will be pressured to become a socially liberal (with the exception of abortion) and fiscally conservative party.

By: Glaivester

Glaivester — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:22:23 +0000

What, Phil, do you think will replace the GOP? Or do you think that we are about to become a one-party system?

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:44:11 +0000

Generally, southern Democrats are the worst state legislators for ballot access. But outside the South, I don’t see much difference between Democrats and Republicans. But when it comes to federal judges, Democratic appointees are significantly better than Republican appointees.

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:44:06 +0000

Just keep telling yourself those things, Eric.

The Republican Party will end up on the dustbin of history in the near future and the Libertarian Party (and Constitution Party) will probably not be far behind it. I think that a lot of people in the American Independent Party of California understand this and that is part of the reason that the AIP is edging away from the Constitution Party.

By: Eric Dondero

Eric Dondero — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:14:49 +0000

BTW, though you wouldn’t know it by the national media, Republicans actually gained seats in 5 state legislatures for 2009. In fact, in Tennessee, like Oklahoma, the GOP now has majority in both chambers for the first time since the Civil War.

Shockingly, the GOP actually gained seats in both the House and Senate in ultra-liberal Washington State.

Perhaps like Oklahoma, these other states will now be more receptive to assisting the Libertarian Party. When Democrats are in control freedom, including freedom of the ballot for third parties, suffers greatly.

By: Eric Dondero

Eric Dondero — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:12:27 +0000

I linked to this article over at Libertarian Republican blog. Randy is a longtime libertarian Republican, and has been a guest speaker at local Libertarian Party meetings in OKC. So, this is not at all surprising.

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:36:15 +0000

As the national Republican Party continues to implode, the Oklahoma GOP will begin to follow right along.

By: Glaivester

Glaivester — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:51:20 +0000

What can we do to help?

By: Danny S

Danny S — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:49:02 +0000

Except that the Republicans basically took over Oklahoma this election.

Still, very good news. The minor parties could gain against a weak democratic party.