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Recent 3rd Party Issues
an AI summary…
Over the past 10 to 15 years, third-party and independent movements in the United States have largely shifted from traditional ideological platforms (like the Green or Libertarian parties) toward centrist, reform-minded, or billionaire-backed efforts aimed at capturing the growing number of independent voters.
1. The Forward Party (Founded 2021)
- Key Figures: Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and former Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman.
- Core Idea: Positioned as a centrist, “big tent” movement, the party explicitly avoids taking rigid stances on highly divisive culture-war issues. Instead, it functions primarily as an election-reform vehicle.
- Significant Actions: In 2022, Yang’s original political action committee merged with the Serve America Movement and the Renew America Movement to scale up operations. It has focused heavily on grassroots ballot access, structural reforms like ranked-choice voting and open primaries, and endorsing local independent or moderate candidates rather than running a major presidential campaign.
2. No Labels (Presidential Push: 2023–2024)
- Key Figures: Founded originally in 2010 by Nancy Jacobson, it later featured prominent involvements from political figures like Joe Lieberman.
- Core Idea: A well-funded centrist organization that sought to leverage deep public dissatisfaction with major-party polarization by preparing a bipartisan “unity ticket”.
- Significant Actions: Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the group spent millions of dollars securing ballot lines across dozens of states. However, faced with intense criticism from both sides—particularly Democrats who argued it would act as a “spoiler” that would siphon votes—and failing to recruit a high-profile, tier-one candidate to lead the ticket, No Labels officially abandoned its 2024 presidential bid.
3. The America Party (Launched 2025)
- Key Figures: Tech billionaire Elon Musk, with vocal encouragement from Andrew Yang.
- Core Idea: A centrist-populist alternative focused on fiscal solvency, government waste, economic deregulation, and catering to “the 80% in the middle”.
- Significant Actions: Following a high-profile public fallout with Donald Trump over federal spending bills, Musk used his social media platform X to announce the creation of the America Party. He initially outlined a strategy to target a laser-focused handful of House and Senate seats in the 2026 midterms. However, the movement faced steep structural and legal hurdles regarding ballot access, leading Musk’s team to quietly de-escalate operations later that year to protect his corporate interests and maintain critical political ties.
4. High-Profile Independent Bids (2016 & 2024)
- Evan McMullin (2016 & 2022): Following Donald Trump’s takeover of the GOP, former CIA officer Evan McMullin ran a conservative independent presidential campaign in 2016, capturing over 21% of the vote in Utah. In 2022, he ran an independent bid for the U.S. Senate in Utah with the endorsement of the state’s Democratic Party, securing a historic 43% of the vote in a direct challenge to the two-party status quo.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (2024): Originally running as a Democrat, RFK Jr. launched a highly visible independent presidential campaign under the “We the People” party banner. His platform capitalized on populism and anti-establishment skepticism. He generated significant polling momentum and successfully navigated complex ballot access laws across multiple states before ultimately suspending his campaign to endorse Donald Trump.
Primary Structural Obstacles
Despite historically high numbers of Americans identifying as political independents, these movements have all collided with the same barriers:
- The “Spoiler” Narrative: Voters frequently practice “lesser-evilism,” fearing that voting for a third party will inadvertently help their least favorite major candidate win.
- Ballot Access Restrictions: The two major parties have codified strict state-by-state petition rules that require hundreds of thousands of certified signatures just to get a name on the ballot.
- First-Past-the-Post System: Winner-take-all voting dynamics mean third parties can win millions of raw votes nationwide but walk away with zero Electoral College votes or legislative seats.
Retards Made This Happen
a chat with AI
QUESTION: This is an etymology question, and it’s intuitive. “Re-“, as a prefix, means to do something again. Does “tard” by itself mean something? Specifically, does “retard” actually mean repeating something stupid in the literal sense?
ANSWER: No, the word retard does not mean “repeating something stupid.” While your intuition about the prefix re- is correct, the second half of the word has a completely different origin related to time and speed, not intelligence.
The word comes from the Latin verb retardare, which means to slow down or delay.
⏳ The Actual Etymology
• Re-: In this specific context, the prefix means “back” or “backward” rather than “again.
“Tardus: This is the Latin root word, an adjective meaning slow, sluggish, or late. When combined, they literally mean “to hold back” or “to make slow.” This is why the word “tardy” means late or delayed in modern English.
⚙️ Historical and Technical Uses
Before it became an offensive slang term in the late 20th century, “retard” was strictly a technical and medical term meaning to delay progress. It is still used this way in several scientific fields:
• Aviation: Pilots hear an automated “Retard! Retard!” voice command during landing, instructing them to pull back the throttles to decrease speed.
• Chemistry: A “retardant” (like a flame retardant) is a substance used to slow down a chemical reaction or the spread of fire.
• Music: The Italian musical term ritardando instructs musicians to gradually slow down the tempo.
🧠 How the Meaning Shifted
In the early 1960s, “mental retardation” was introduced as a neutral, clinical medical term to replace older, harsher words like “imbecile” or “moron.” Over time, the short form “retard” was picked up as a playground insult to mean “stupid.” Because the word became heavily associated with bullying and stigma, the medical community officially replaced it with “intellectual disability” in 2010.
If you are curious about other words with surprising histories, I can share how words like “moron” started as science, explain the linguistic history of other common insults, or look up words where “re-” means something unexpected. Which direction would you like to go?
QUESTION: During the past few decades, “retard” and “gay” have changed meanings. Many 50s and 60s songs featured lyrics about being gay, but back then, it almost exclusively meant being ecstatic or happy. Can you list a few songs? Also, “political correctness” has crept into the public consciousness. It goes beyond saying “retard” on television. In 2016, Hillary Clinton called MAGA “deplorable” then felt the need to backtrack, “take it back”, and apologize. When Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, wasn’t that deplorable? Perhaps their actions weren’t representative of the entire MAGA movement, but what’s wrong with calling “balls and strikes” if you think certain people are actually deplorable?
ANSWER: Here is a look at the musical history of the word “gay” alongside a breakdown of why labelling groups of voters carries so much political weight.
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1950s & 1960s Songs Using “Gay” for “Happy”
For centuries, “gay” simply meant joyful, carefree, or bright. It frequently appeared in popular music with zero romantic or sexual connotation.
• “Great Balls of Fire” (Jerry Lee Lewis, 1957): Features the line, “You broke my will, but what a thrill / Goodness gracious, great balls of fire / I laughed and I got gay.
• ““The Flintstones Theme Song” (Hoyt Curtin, 1961): The famous closing line of the theme instructs viewers to “Have a gay old time.”
• “I Feel Pretty” (West Side Story, 1957): Maria sings, “I feel pretty, and witty, and bright! And I pity any girl who isn’t me tonight / I feel charming, oh so charming / It’s alarming how charming I feel / And so pretty, that I hardly can believe I’m real / See the pretty girl in that mirror there… / Looking next to me, looking gay.
• ““Get Happy” (Judy Garland, 1950): Garland sings, “Shout hallelujah, come on get happy / Get ready for the judgment day / Sun is shining, c’on get happy / Chase all your cares away / If you want to see the dawn / Just forget your sins and go on / Let’s go to the happy land where all the good folks are / It’s so gay.”
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⚖️ The Debate Over Calling “Balls and Strikes” in Politics
The tension you are pointing out—between calling actions what they are and the political blowback of doing so—is central to modern political strategy.
Here is how both sides of that argument look:
The Argument for Calling It “Deplorable” (Calling Balls and Strikes)
From this perspective, public language should reflect objective moral reality.
• Calling Out Actions: Many argue that actions like the January 6 Capitol riot—which involved violence, property destruction, and an attempt to overturn an election—fit the literal definition of “deplorable” (deserving strong condemnation).
• Authenticity: Proponents of this view believe politicians should speak plainly. If a group’s actions or rhetoric cross a line into extremism, racism, or anti-democratic behavior, avoiding strong language is seen as political cowardice or a failure of moral leadership.
The Reason for the Backtrack (The Risk of Generalization)
The backlash Hillary Clinton faced in 2016 wasn’t just about the word “deplorable,” but who she applied it to. She stated that “half” of Trump’s supporters belonged in a “basket of deplorables.”
• Attacking Voters vs. Attacking Politicians: A foundational rule of modern political campaign strategy is to attack your opponent, but never the voters themselves.
• Alienation and Radicalization: When a politician labels millions of citizens with a deeply negative term, it often backfires. It alienates moderate or undecided voters who might feel lumped into the group.
• A Powerful Rallying Cry: Instead of shaming the target audience, it often unifies them. The MAGA movement quickly adopted “Deplorable” as a badge of honor, printing it on t-shirts and banners, which effectively weaponized the insult against Clinton.
Ultimately, the debate isn’t just about political correctness; it is about the line between condemning specific actions (like January 6) and condemning an entire demographic of voters.
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Never Trump Blog Conclusion…
At the cusp of America’s 250th year celebration, we have a lot to look forward to, but there are obstacles. We have a Criminal President in the White House, but the problems go beyond that. It’s his enablers. That includes his cabinet, propaganda cable “news” networks, and Retards who voted for him in 2024. His Clown Car includes the likes of Elon Musk, Jesse Watters, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Mike Johnson, RFK Jr and many others. If you voted for Trump in 2016, you can be judged as practically Blameless because nobody knew what they were getting. If you voted for Trump in 2020, you can be judged as Sketchy because he produced a rocky four-year track record as a politician, especially in the Covid year. After Jan 6 and the multiple indictments and verdicts against Trump, if you still voted for Trump in 2024, you can be judged as Retarded! Does this mean you have Down’s Syndrome? Of course not! If we return to the original meaning of the word, you are mentally slow! This includes MTG, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and others! The economy didn’t turn out as expected, Orange Clown started illegal wars he promised not to do, and he’s made more money while in the White House than nearly every other American! Tucker Carlson apologized for supporting Trump! Never Trump Blog accepts his apology, but millions of Americans are still Retarded! They are slow at seeing that Trump is ruining their lives as he gets himself richer! At the beginning of July, millions lost health care! They’re paying ludicrous gas prices! But there’s light at the end of the tunnel! Nobody showed up to the Great American State Fair! Perhaps this is a sign that many of the Retards have been cured! They somehow saw the light!
Here’s a warning to Democrats: You’ll win the 2026 midterms because of how atrocious Donald Trump has been as a person, but you can’t do what Hillary Clinton did! If you know there is a sect of people willing to hang the vice president, you need to call them Deplorable without apologizes! And for the 30% who still support Trump after all the crimes, grifts, and lies? It’s okay to call them Retards…
When the power of love beats the love of power, the World knows peace…
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