Peter
Junior Chimp
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« on: July 19, 2005, 09:11:07 AM » |
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There has been a realignment recently in Atlasian politics, though it has been somewhat subtle, I think the waning fortunes of the Libertarian party may be a symptom of it.
Since May, the balance of power on the left has moved from the FLP (at one point the largest party in Atlasia after the AFDNC defections) to the ILP. The ILP, whilst maintaining its strong socially liberal views, has kept a broad church of economic views and has thus been able to attract several centrists in, most recently Ernest and Cash.
As the ILP continues to compete with the CUP for this part of the ideological spectrum, the CUP is trending towards the right on the ideological spectrum in terms of its membership. Essentially then the CUP becomes a more natural home for libertarian Atlasians, thus making it difficult for the Libertarian party to exist.
I'm not sure how you can ultimately get around this without dying off as a party. Perhaps the fortunes of the other parties will create an opening for you again, though certainly a new high profile member (main candidates DanielX, Colin or Kemp, perhaps even JFK) would go a long way to giving you some new momentum.
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