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littlemissmartypants

(32,768 posts)
11. Part of me wants to party, part of me wants a lobotomy...
Sat May 10, 2025, 05:03 PM
May 2025

As of January 2025, there were at least 55 distinct ballot-qualified political parties in the United States. There were 238 state-level parties.[1] Some parties are recognized in multiple states. For example, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are recognized in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. These two parties account for more than half of the 238 total state-level parties.[2][3][4] Three minor parties were recognized in more than 10 states as of January 2025:

Libertarian Party: 38 states
Green Party: 23 states[5]
Constitution Party: 12 states[6]

Although there are dozens of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.
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https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States


In NC there are more than a half dozen.

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Sounds like a good idea to research. Stir the pot a bit (or a lot.) erronis May 2025 #1
Funny how every time "disaffected former" Republicans throw themselves into 3rd party efforts, tanyev May 2025 #2
Oh, fuck them. DavidDvorkin May 2025 #3
Dems can't win BaronChocula May 2025 #4
We have to learn the power of fear JustAnotherGen May 2025 #17
I think the nazi idea of being humane as weak is, well, ananda May 2025 #18
A Cooperacy! BaronChocula May 2025 #26
Right on ananda May 2025 #27
"oppression is disguised as part of the social fabric that is taken for granted as the best way to be.' mdbl May 2025 #29
You know what else strikes me. The loss of law and morality. ananda May 2025 #37
'Elon knows those computer vote tabulators and we won by alot.' travelingthrulife May 2025 #32
Everyone who remembers The New Deal is dead and gone FakeNoose May 2025 #36
You are so right BaronChocula May 2025 #38
Yup, it's No Labels redux Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #5
They can eff right off. FalloutShelter May 2025 #6
true 3rd party efforts haven't really worked enough, and prior 3rd party efforts were mainly by the repug party SWBTATTReg May 2025 #7
A strong 3rd party in Congress would be able to steer the vote on bills up for passage. patphil May 2025 #8
Not this stupid shit again JBTaurus83 May 2025 #9
Exactly! More republican shit...let's see who's behind this...Russia, jill stein, muskrat? Or all of them PortTack May 2025 #33
A really bad idea. love_katz May 2025 #10
Part of me wants to party, part of me wants a lobotomy... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #11
Voters should vote Democrats in for more than two terms with a super majority to see what can really be done! chowder66 May 2025 #12
There is no dispute I would argue that Independents and people who don't participate in general are where it's at for us Cheezoholic May 2025 #13
Fuck that shit! ☝️👌👉 💩 Oopsie Daisy May 2025 #14
These are always astro-turf movements designed to benefit republicans PSPS May 2025 #15
Here we go again. Because of the horrible job the Republicans are doing Buddyzbuddy May 2025 #16
The "rational middle" rears its mythological head. hay rick May 2025 #19
There is no more "middle" in the middle Bluetus May 2025 #20
Just another flavor of "both-sidesism". LudwigPastorius May 2025 #21
F*ck them. BadgerMom May 2025 #22
Begin and end with FDR. tirebiter May 2025 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author tirebiter May 2025 #24
Centrists can't win anymore paulkienitz May 2025 #25
Oh, just call it the Let's Scapegoat Democrats (LSD) movement. betsuni May 2025 #28
Interesting that the so-called "focus group" did not call the "r's" the niyad May 2025 #30
I see the libertarians have not gotten any smarter. travelingthrulife May 2025 #31
Yeah this is just what we need (sarcasm) thumper2547 May 2025 #34
Sounds more like Quanto Magnus May 2025 #35
Not Left not Right but Forward airplaneman May 2025 #39
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