Getting obtainable offices. And building local recognition for ideals and ethic?
They do that. They don’t JUST run for president. They are pretty active in their community, and get around a lot.
But yes, to your point, I’d like to seem them become more aggressive in running in more campaigns than they do currently. In my local area, they did have one run for mayor.
Just showing up every 4 years for the presidential.
As I noted before, they don’t just show up and run for presidential campaigns. They are very very involved in helping unions get up and started, and they have had members run for offices (including governor) before, and running for mayor in places. My city had a local candidate from their party running for Mayor.
Honestly it really makes you wonder if they’re not just being used for spoilers.
But people on Lemmy wonder that about every single third party. Not everyone that runs against the duopoly is just trying to spoil or get trump to win.
And same goes for the people voting third party. Like me. I am NOT voting for Harris. Or Trump.
Do you happen to have a link of elected offices they currently hold? And assuming that they actually hold any significant number. Wouldn’t the most obvious next step be to move on to neighboring communities and try to repeat that success there. Actually building up a base of support before automatically jumping into National politics. State level House and Senate. Then state federal Senate and House. And then after they actually have a base of support go for something like the presidency?
Do you happen to have a link of elected offices they currently hold?
No, I am not in the area, and like I said, they are not on my ballot.
Wouldn’t the most obvious next step be to move on to neighboring communities and try to repeat that success there.
Sure, I am not arguing against that. I am simply stating that they are not just a “oh let’s run for pres every 4 years, but do nothing else” party. They are very active in their local areas and trying to make positive change.
As for their success, I’m assuming not that great. But every third party struggles because of the current duopoly advantages. Does that mean the should just give up tho?
Third parties often face systemic barriers that make building a base at the local and state levels challenging, but that doesn’t invalidate the importance of running in national elections to push important issues into the mainstream conversation.
Focusing solely on local and state offices may be ideal, but in a political landscape dominated by two parties, national campaigns help raise awareness and rally support for future growth. And shift the narrative, which is a crucial part of building long-term success.
They do that. They don’t JUST run for president. They are pretty active in their community, and get around a lot.
But yes, to your point, I’d like to seem them become more aggressive in running in more campaigns than they do currently. In my local area, they did have one run for mayor.
As I noted before, they don’t just show up and run for presidential campaigns. They are very very involved in helping unions get up and started, and they have had members run for offices (including governor) before, and running for mayor in places. My city had a local candidate from their party running for Mayor.
But people on Lemmy wonder that about every single third party. Not everyone that runs against the duopoly is just trying to spoil or get trump to win.
And same goes for the people voting third party. Like me. I am NOT voting for Harris. Or Trump.
Do you happen to have a link of elected offices they currently hold? And assuming that they actually hold any significant number. Wouldn’t the most obvious next step be to move on to neighboring communities and try to repeat that success there. Actually building up a base of support before automatically jumping into National politics. State level House and Senate. Then state federal Senate and House. And then after they actually have a base of support go for something like the presidency?
No, I am not in the area, and like I said, they are not on my ballot.
Sure, I am not arguing against that. I am simply stating that they are not just a “oh let’s run for pres every 4 years, but do nothing else” party. They are very active in their local areas and trying to make positive change.
As for their success, I’m assuming not that great. But every third party struggles because of the current duopoly advantages. Does that mean the should just give up tho?
Third parties often face systemic barriers that make building a base at the local and state levels challenging, but that doesn’t invalidate the importance of running in national elections to push important issues into the mainstream conversation.
Focusing solely on local and state offices may be ideal, but in a political landscape dominated by two parties, national campaigns help raise awareness and rally support for future growth. And shift the narrative, which is a crucial part of building long-term success.