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Anti-Social Socialist's avatar

It's weird how "centrist" spoiler candidates always help elect Repubs. Almost like the Democrats are already kinda centrist. But that can't be right, can it?

CJLB's avatar

So good they quit. I do have to say I had no idea the founder was so weird. Nice hat, scarf, Buddhist flags, and fire place....but he doesn't look too smart. I admit I had not delved deeply into the No Labels thing and I'm sorry. I am NOT sorry about them giving up this election.

beb's avatar

As long as Presidential election are run as winner-take-all there is no way a third party can be anything but a distraction and a spoiler.

skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Radical moderates, wotta ya gonna do?

Smilin'Andy's avatar

Buy them extra medium underwear

skinnercitycyclist's avatar

I find this exceptionally funny. ;-)

innocentbystander's avatar

Third parties in the US system are OK if and only iif, when snd only when, there is preferential ballot voting.

Wowdad's avatar

I would love for them to do a detailed analysis of the "extremes" of each party. Socialized medicine vs armed revolution? The Squad (4 women) vs the almost always monolithic Republican house? Please, tell us more!

Fender Deluxe's avatar

The False Equivalency is strong with credulous idiots such as No Labels and the mainstream media.

BrianW's avatar

I loved the Doonesbury cartoon arc about John B. Anderson:

https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1980/02/11

My personal favorite: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1980/02/18

"Never heard of him."

"He's never heard of you either. Just read it, okay."

EDIT: This was supposed to be a response to another comment. Don't know why it is at the top.

skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Thanks for reminding me that John Anderson was the first vote I ever cast as a 19-year-old in 1980. I joined the Army that year, so I paid for it.

Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Dok. No labels es no bueno.

Jen's Taking Greenland's avatar

If TFG wins, they will pretend they were never a thing ever.

If Biden wins, it will be more This Country is SO Divided!!!(1)!!!

Rinse, repeat

funnyhaha's avatar

Did they actually FORM a "problem solvers' conference" or was that just a dream they had? Because if you look at this Congress, you see a lot of shit, but what you ain't see is nothin' that looks like a Problem Solver. You see some frustrated Dems and some idiots, but problem solving is sooooo 1940s, y'all.

oscarphile's avatar

I'm starting to wonder if whenever these freaks say "unifying," they don't mean less partisan hostility; what they really mean is one-party, one-man rule, a state religion, and no elections.

skinnercitycyclist's avatar

That is all "unifying" can ever mean unless someone bombs the World Trade Center or Pearl Harbor or the USS Maine again.

See? I "remembered the Maine."

Jen's Taking Greenland's avatar

They mean the Dems constantly giving and giving and giving and giving just to get a crumb

Fender Deluxe's avatar

The Dems as the Giving Tree.

kmblue187's avatar

I really happy about this .Who else is left to be spoilers? RFK Jr. is challenging Trump for the January 6 hostages so all he can do is take votes away from Trump. Jill Stein?

Cornell West? The Penguin?

skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Bob Roberts? Pretty sure he's MAGA.

John Thorstensen's avatar

I'm not exactly a fashion maven or a conna-sewer of backdrops, but I .... question .... Mr. McKinnon's choices on both counts.

Nothing says "deeply serious person" like a brown tweed jacket, open shirt, skinny scarf, and cowboy hat, seated square in front of a rustic stone fireplace in a knotty-pine paneled wall.

skinnercitycyclist's avatar

I am a sped teacher, and often do IEP meetings with teachers and families on Zoom from home. I had to see to my "backdrop" (just my living room behind me) once one of my colleagues mentioned the array of liquor bottles he had seen displayed behind me on my home bar.

goCatgo's avatar

Nice Blues Bros reference!

Beanz&Berryz's avatar

Back in college when the writing on beer cans was block black letters and there was no fancy stripe across the bottom we’d call it beer beer.

dental floss tycoon's avatar

did they even consider ted nugent, a real unifier that could have driven them right onto the WH lawn … might have a load in his pants though … someone should check …