tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post6580077002676297467..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: The Primary Process, Political Polarization and Third Party Strategyd.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-83442440645923915852010-05-18T21:18:18.974-04:002010-05-18T21:18:18.974-04:00I really want to look into this "effective nu...I really want to look into this "effective number of parties" thing more, but checking the house clerk's biographical data for that highest-spike year, 1876, a first past shows, other than straight-up Rs and Ds:<br /><br />1 "independent democrat"<br /><br />3 "independent republicans"<br /> (1 of which was previously elected as a straight-up republican)<br /> Dale Sheldon-Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974707193305445403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-37127998424103168132010-05-18T12:08:51.649-04:002010-05-18T12:08:51.649-04:00Interesting, but isn't it likely that some of ...Interesting, but isn't it likely that some of the "electoral success" of minor parties can be traced to the <i>process</i> of ideological cohesion rather than the accomplished fact of it? I'm thinking of episodes like the NY 23rd district special election, when a strong third-party candidate emerged, but only as an attempt to enforce ideological discipline on a major party that Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com