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Voters say they want a new political party. Will Forward be it?

Like Coke and Pepsi, the Democratic and Republican parties bestride the U.S. political marketplace. But their customers – the voting public – aren’t exactly thrilled at their choices. According to Gallup, 62% of voters say neither of the two major parties adequately represent the American people. More voters now identify as independents than as Democrats or Republicans. 

Meanwhile, a surge in political extremism, particularly on the right, has alarmed scholars of democracy who warn that politicians are pandering to partisans and abandoning the center. In part that’s because so few districts are competitive

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