Why There Is No Centrist Third PartyAs a new Pew typology shows, there aren’t enough actual centrists, and they aren’t very interested in voting, either.
ByEd Kilgore
past is prologue
How Feasible Is a MAGA Third Party?The history of third parties shows no real template for Trump other than staying in the Republican Party or trying to replace it.
ByEd Kilgore
vision 2020
Tulsi Gabbard’s Eclectic BaseShe has a pocket of support on the left and another one among Trump fans. Nearly all her backers are male. What does that add up to?
Mark Zuckerberg for President?In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Jim VandeHei suggests the Facebook CEO run on a platform of Social Security cuts, killer apps, and military rule.
ByEric Levitz
Conservatives Talking Anti-Trump 3rd-Party BidBefore party elites begin to cave to Trump, some conservatives are threatening to go rogue if he’s the GOP nominee. Throwing the presidential contest into the U.S. House is one of the more alarming possibilities the cabal is considering.