I write for thier site, so I just gotta ask, is any one else here a member? Or for that matter, heard of them?
In the US, the Whig Party has always been a moderate party. Still probably a bit conservative by Western European standards, but not the far right. In fact they're down right liberal compared to many of the current republicans.Upper class, privileged, slightly to the left of far right, wring their hands while they destroy the lives of the poor? That kind of Whig? They're currently in power in the UK.
In the US, the Whig Party has always been a moderate party. Still probably a bit conservative by Western European standards, but not the far right. In fact they're down right liberal compared to many of the current republicans.
Here's the official website explanation of their views:
http://www.modernwhig.org/handbook/who-are-modern-whigs/where-we-stand
Some of it sounds good on paper, but I'll wait to see how they behave as a group if they're members ever get into a position of power.
You may want to check their background, major financiers, and control over selection of the candidate before you get too enthused.Americans Elect is a far more interesting phenomenon. It could mean that 2012 will be either a three-man race or a four-man race.
http://www.americanselect.org/
I'm not a "modern" Whig.Calling robovowels.
Yes, only with less hand-wringing.Upper class, privileged, slightly to the left of far right, wring their hands while they destroy the lives of the poor? That kind of Whig?
You may want to check their background, major financiers, and control over selection of the candidate before you get too enthused.
Sounds like a silly idea.
The United States with the FPTP system doesn't have a place for a(nother) centrist party. Especially not a party named after a particular male fashion that died out in the early half of the 19th century.
US politics are more fractured today, and I believe that genuine third parties will emerge before 2030, but it will be hard to break the two-party monopoly.
I would believe there's room for a Latino-based party however.
I'm not a "modern" Whig.
Yes, only with less hand-wringing.