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Reuters Exclusive: Former Republicans and Democrats to form new third U.S. political party

LOS ANGELES, July 27 (Reuters) - Dozens of former Republican and Democratic officials will announce on Wednesday a new national political third party to appeal to millions of voters they say are dismayed with what they see as America's dysfunctional two-party system.

The new party, called Forward, will initially be co-chaired by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey. They hope the party will become a viable alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties that dominate U.S. politics, founding members told Reuters.

Party leaders will hold a series of events in two dozen cities this autumn to roll out its platform and attract support.They will host an official launch in Houston on Sept. 24 and the party's first national convention in a major U.S. city next summer.

The new party is being formed by a merger of three political groups that have emerged in recent years as a reaction to America's increasingly polarized and gridlocked political system. The leaders cited a Gallup poll last year showing a record two-thirds of Americans believe a third party is needed.

The merger involves the Renew America Movement, formed in 2021 by dozens of former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Donald Trump; the Forward Party, founded by Yang, who left the Democratic Party in 2021 and became an independent; and the Serve America Movement, a group of Democrats, Republicans and independents founded by former Republican congressman David Jolly.

Two pillars of the new party's platform are to "reinvigorate a fair, flourishing economy" and to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

The party, which is centrist, has no specific policies yet.It will say at its Thursday launch: "How will we solve the big issues facing America? Not Left. Not Right. Forward."
Historically, third parties have failed to thrive in America's two-party system. Occasionally they can impact a presidential election. Analysts say the Green Party's Ralph Nader siphoned off enough votes from Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore in 2000 to help Republican George W. Bush win the White House.

It is unclear how the new Forward party might impact either party's electoral prospects in such a deeply polarized country. Political analysts are skeptical it can succeed.

Forward aims to gain party registration and ballot access in 30 states by the end of 2023 and in all 50 states by late 2024, in time for the 2024 presidential and congressional elections. It aims to field candidates for local races, such as school boards and city councils, in state houses, the U.S. Congress and all the way up to the presidency.

`THE FUNDAMENTALS HAVE CHANGED`

In an interview, Yang said the party will start with a budget of about $5 million. It has donors lined up and a grassroots membership between the three merged groups numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
"We are starting in a very strong financial position. Financial support will not be a problem," Yang said.

Another person involved in the creation of Forward, Miles Taylor - a former Homeland Security official in the Trump administration - said the idea was to give voters "a viable, credible national third party."
Taylor acknowledged that third parties had failed in the past, but said: "The fundamentals have changed. When other third party movements have emerged in the past it’s largely been inside a system where the American people aren’t asking for an alternative. The difference here is we are seeing an historic number of Americans saying they want one."

Stu Rothenberg, a veteran non-partisan political analyst, said it was easy to talk about establishing a third party but almost impossible to do so.

"The two major political parties start out with huge advantages, including 50 state parties built over decades," he said.

Rothenberg pointed out that third party presidential candidates like John Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996 flamed out, failing to build a true third party that became a factor in national politics.

Lmao, so is the entire left going to call them racist now? You know, because any movement of the needle from the far leftist ideology is violence.

A third party definitely has a chance to get elected in America.


Lol

Yang is a moron. Somewhere wincel is cheering this joke on, but no thanks Geoffrey

Progressives have tainted the word 'forward' forever for me

Sorry Yang - I think after a year and a half of the world just seeing de-facto UBI causing worldwide labor shortage, supply chain bottle necks, people turning to vegetables, inflation , etc - you whole schtick is up

Wouldn't mind seeing something like this but not from a grifter like Yang and supported by a bunch of politicians who had roles supporting Neo(cons/libs).

This.

He had me at UBI fiasco, don't care about anything else.

Take your fuking UBI and shove it, money-printing welfare mooching inflation tards. Learn economy instead of math.

Do we need a third/fourth option? Yes


Is it these potatoes? No

How does Yang appeal to anyone

If Trump, Biden, and Mr. Potato head were running today I'd vote for Mr. Potato head.

Please inform me on the stances of Universal Basic Income and Immigration

it literally looks like another democrat party

lmao remember when the fake 4chaners tried to infiltrate 4chan and ran a psyop to try and get them to support yang?

He can take his UBI and anti gun stances and fukk right off.

Just lmao @ Yang Gang

Depending on who makes up the people running in this party -- I will probably vote for them straight ticket, I don't even care what their policies are.

Even if it's kooky pie-in-the-sky nonsense, I view both the Democrats and the Republicans as corrupt and only in it for themselves by and large. I lean right, so for a minute fuk the scumbags in the Democrat Party, I'll focus on the GOP -- all lip service. I believe in secret most Republicans in DC loathe their voters, view them as uneducated rednecks and they hate that they have to pander to them.

My view: I would rather have someonesincerein their beliefs and views who I do not always agree with VS someone who says what I want to hear but is corrupt.

I always admired and respected guys like Dennis Kucinich back when he would run for President. His own party, the Democrats, hated him -- they hated him because, unlike Bernie Sanders, he actually stood behind his fairly leftist views -- but in an honest, consistent and truthful way.

I don't know about Yang, he seems like a sell-out, but if his party just isn't a "spoiler" like the Green Party to leech votes from the Democrats and is actually populated with honorable men and women, they have my support and vote.

Yang is a nutter. Also lost the confidence of New Yorkers after his little "had to leave the city" deal during COVID while he was running for Mayor.

lmao do you think if this party picked up any amount of steam it wouldnt soon be packed with all the same names/faces or currently political figures? Ive got some bad news for ya bud.

These are open border globalists trying to come off as moderates just in time in 2024 to siphon off votes from whom they are assuming will be Trump or Desantis.

These are all anti-Trumpers.

"Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” if President Donald Trump is re-elected in November, he will be “unbridled” and head America down the path of being like Russia or North Korea."

"Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (R-NJ) said Sunday night on MSNBC’s “The Mehdi Hasan Show” that Republican leaders had blood on their hands over how they have managed the coronavirus pandemic."

"Several other Republicans also jumped ship to the Democrat side to endorse Biden last weekat the Democratic National Convention, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former New York Rep. Susan Molinari,former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich."

This

The UBI guy in charge? Yeah no thanks I’ll pass

Would rather see the libertarians push harder

This, I vote independent as often as I can in national elections but I don’t support this. Unless they adamantly came out against the entire democrat agenda and swore to fight it tooth and nail I have no time for them.

That's probably the ultimate end of any major party though, right?

Why would I vote for lying pathetic scumbags like John Cornyn, Dan Crenshaw, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney or pukes like that *if* there were a party that was, at least in this election, comprised of people who might at least try to pass laws that helped average Americans?

Not saying this Move Forward Party would on launch, again, I don't know. Yang hasn't impressed me and I don't know much about some of the others.

In any event, it sounds like more than anything it's going to be a spoiler against the Democrats -- which, if I was someone who thought the GOP would win and do better, that's also reason to support this party.

Edit: Read post #19, so fuk this party and Oh Well. Bunch of corrupt TDS Republican types only. Good riddance, still reason to support this party -- let them take all these RINO fukheads with them and don't let them back when this party fades into irrelevance. The GOP won't be miraculously cured by them being gone but it's a step in the right direction to clear these clowns out.

Most countries have several parties and they are forced to work together to create policy, which is by and large much more effective for the people. The chasm between the two parties in the US is only getting wider, so a centrist party is probably a good idea, even though it likely won't do anything in 2024.

I support this 100%. We need a party where all the RINOs can be collected and gotten rid of once and for all.

Would be hilarious if this siphons off a ton of votes from the dems and screws them over in elections

I know this is an old article, but I wouldn't be shocked if it wasn't.

It wouldn't exist if they thought that was going to happen. This party is meant for one reason...get white suburban voters, especially housewives/first time minority (R) voters who are fed up with the D, an alternative to the (R)/Trump/Desantis. If they are going to lose many of them in 20204 anyways, might as well not be to the GOP.

Until they say what they stand for I dont care.

I think I could get behind UBI provided it is given equally to all legal adult citizens:
- Illegals don't get it.
- You don't get extra for having kids. Stop subsidizing idiots for making babies they can't afford. Your kids get it when they turn 18.
- No more welfare. You got UBI, if you use it up irresponsibly, that's your fault.
- No more "refundable" tax credits. Stop subsidizing idiots for making babies they can't afford.
- No more social security. You got UBI, if you use it up irresponsibly and don't prepare well for retirement, that's your fault.

There can be an inflation adjustment, and probably need some sort of inflationary regulation to stop necessities from jacking up process just cause people have UBI.
The UBI should be set at a level where you would still need to work, but if a responsible person invested it all wisely it would help when they retire, or for short period when down on their luck.

Two pillars of the new party's platform are to "reinvigorate a fair, flourishing economy" and to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

Any political party can say these empty words. The reality is high taxes and big government bullshiit.