Possible New Party

[Peter]

I've been thinking about a new party for a few days.

Basically it would be just to the right of centre economically (-2 to +2.5 on Compass) and socially to the left (-2 to -6 on Compass). Foreign policy is internationalist and Blairite in approach (i.e. we'll go in for humanitarian reasons as well as self-defence).

Is there any room for a party like this?

Would you be interested in joining?

If I do this I'll be calling it the Atlas Independent Liberal Party

[Gabu]

If the Democratic Party didn't exist, I would probably join that party, but, sadly, it does.

[Defarge]

If the Democratic Party didn't exist, I would probably join that party, but, sadly, it does.

Ditto

[Josh]

Sounds interesting, and from what you say, I could agree on some counts, but I wouldn't be interested in joining.  Good luck, though.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

A good portion of this ideological territory is already covered....

[Alcon]

I pretty much agree with Gabu on this one.

[Peter]

A good portion of this ideological territory is already covered....

By your own statements we need to kill that party name off. I agree. Gives them somewhere to go if people have problems with the fact that its name needs to go but they won't change it.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Huh?

A good portion of this ideological territory is already covered....

By your own statements we need to kill that party name off. I agree. Gives them somewhere to go if people have problems with the fact that its name needs to go but they won't change it.

[Peter]

I assumed you were referring to the Democrats.

Assuming you were referring to the Populist-centrist Freedom party and Libertarian-centrist Union party then I don't agree. I think there is at least some room for a Liberal-centrist party.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Well there is room for as many parties as people want to join   I was just saying that there is already a party that is slightly right of center economically and slightly left of center socially.

I assumed you were referring to the Democrats.

Assuming you were referring to the Populist-centrist Freedom party and Libertarian-centrist Union party then I don't agree. I think there is at least some room for a Liberal-centrist party.

[King]

You should revive the Progressive Party, we need another big ass 3rd party.

[Peter]

Well there is room for as many parties as people want to join   I was just saying that there is already a party that is slightly right of center economically and slightly left of center socially.

We wouldn't be slightly left of centre socially, more left of centre getting on towards plainly left, whilst keeping it centrist economically.

I don't agree that either centrist party is what you describe:

Union - slightly left of centre socially; right of centre to right economically.

Freedom - slightly right of centre to right of centre socially; centrist to right of centre economically

AILP - left of centre to left socially; slightly left of centre to slightly right of centre economically

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Interesting. I'd be happy to co-operate with it if it's launched (though not join o/c).
Basically picks up where the old AFIP (who I had a deal with) left off, right?

[Peter]

Interesting. I'd be happy to co-operate with it if it's launched (though not join o/c).
Basically picks up where the old AFIP (who I had a deal with) left off, right?

I imagine so, though I'm not horribly au fait on AFIP, especically as it became the effective byword for the Democratic party after a while. I would not be so willing to let it drift leftward economically again.

I would be willing to co-operate with any of the other centrist parties, and to an extent with the democratic party, though I continue to agree with the consensus of the forum that they (and the Republicans) need to change their names.

[Peter]

Ok, this sounds a lot like Bill Clinton's ideology.

That wouldn't be horrifically far off actually. Other than Hilarycare or whatever it was called I pretty much supported everything he did.

[ilikeverin]

AFIP 2.0, eh?

[Gustaf]

Sounds like me...anything to get new parties.