I created a group in which we discuss the possibility of a political party which adheres to the principles of the IDW and is led by IDW thought leaders. Please join, everyone is welcome. [slug.com]
Our National experience appears to be that we use 2 parties to decide elections, but experiment with parties 3,4,5.... etc for extreme message testing. Democrats have learned this and use a plethora of "candidates" to conduct message testing, and then load the results into the message architecture of their chosen candidate.
Is IDW's political intent to be a serious, long-term contender for the affections and convictions of our Citizens, or to be a lever to shape the platforms of dominant parties 1 & 2?
I'm in quite a few groups already and may soon get involved with a few others, but I will keep this group in mind.