The former. The latter wasn’t really independent - and recent US political history would be quite different if it were. (Can you imagine if the GOP and a separate “Tea Party” had separate parties and then ran different candidates in the general election?)
The one time I can like FPTP - if this happens in the way that I want (with the GOP basically splitting) then it’d likely mean many more Dems wins across the board thanks to the conservative vote getting split.
So just another Conservative Party then? Or will it be astroturfing again like a repeat of the Tea Bagger movement?
The former. The latter wasn’t really independent - and recent US political history would be quite different if it were. (Can you imagine if the GOP and a separate “Tea Party” had separate parties and then ran different candidates in the general election?)
The one time I can like FPTP - if this happens in the way that I want (with the GOP basically splitting) then it’d likely mean many more Dems wins across the board thanks to the conservative vote getting split.