Dismissing Peggy Noonan's third party idea as "pure piffle," John Hawkins argues (quite convincingly, IMO) that "moderates" are undefinable and unelectable because any position will alienate one block of voters or another so that "in the end all they'll end up accomplishing is draining off enough support to cost one party or the other the election." Concludes John:

The idea that a third party is going to sweep into power is pure fantasy. In America, third parties are just viruses in the body politic that are capable, at best, of damaging the major party they have the most in common with.

I'll just remain a Goldwater liberal and keep holding my nose.

I don't like it, but does anyone?