Are there third party stereotypes?
Republicans, as stated in our readings, launched an aggressive grassroots effort called the 72 Hour plan or task force. Democrats have traditionally beaten the GOPs in grassroots, so this was their counter attack.
The results are obvious, it was successful. The democratic version, known as Project 51-04 (51% in 2004), dwindled in comparison to the GOP version. It seems as though some of the traditional roles of the parties are changing.
The same is true of fundraising. It is easy to tell by the campaign newsletters that GOPs focused less on fundraising online then the Dems, whereas traditionally the GOPs have been known to focus more on fundraising.
It seems as though the stereotypical roles of the parties are changing. I only wish we had more then just two stereotypes to have more effect on the future.
NOTES TO PONDER: Are the any third party roles that the major parties are taking on? Are the third parties changing as much as the two main parties? In utilizing the internet more than the two main parties, could a third party climb to power?
1 Comments:
Its interesting that you bring that up because a lot of third parties are not nationally strong. They are only in on the ballot for presidential elections in a number of states. Most of their national recognition has come through their websites and that has only deveopled in the past decade. The most aggressive third party site i have seen has been the libertarians, since they go out of their way to show that a good number of Americans are in line with their beliefs. Most other third party websites simply breate fire at the system. For a good look at them, check out www.politics1.com
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