Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RWB, post: 643493, member: 19205&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">This country has a long tradition of multiple political parties; however, most of the time there have been two dominant ones. Sometimes, these third parties become one of the two major parties - as did the Republican in the 1850s. The Progressives (later called Bull Moose) held considerable political power in the early part of the 20th century, but never had a broad enough electoral constituency or executive support to push all of their agenda through Congress.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">State laws and the Constitution encourage two dominant parties, while parliamentary governments favor greater diffusion of political office.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">TR was almost totally out of step with his party before, during and after his Presidential terms. Not long before he died, TR was considering running for President in 1920. One proposal tossed about was for TR and his cousin Franklin to run together. (Another had Hoover and FDR as running mates.)</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in