Category: Party Names

Aquarian Party

Analysis of Potential Party Name

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MERITS

For many, it evokes a feeling of a new age, especially one dominated by love and peace.

DRAWBACKS

A song from a musical for hippies is hardly a strong basis for a lasting dominant political movement. The use of the term in Hair was also inaccurate from an astrological perspective. While we may well be moving into an Aquarian constellation period over the next 2,160 years, the rest of the song isn’t even supported by astrologists, and a majority of Americans consider astrologists to be flakes.

Apex Party

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MERITS

Suggests a high ideal, making America the greatest it has ever been, awesomeness, possibly involving striving towards lofty goals and successfully achieving them.

DRAWBACKS

Once we reach a peek, what happens after that? The name suggests a possible subsequent decline.

Antitrust Party

Analysis of Potential Party Name

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MERITS

Breaking up Monopolies in the United States at this time is essential for putting an end to the plutocracy we’ve become.

DRAWBACKS

Outside of its already having been used, restoration of representative government and rule by the people will require far more than the break up of monopolies.

Anti-Monopoly

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History

Established in 1884, but later replaced by the Greenback Party. Newton Booth was elected to the California senate (1875-1881) as an Anti-Monopoly candidate and Benjamin Shively to the US Congress from Indiana’s 13th district (1883-1885). Benjamin Butler was nominated to run for president in 1884 and received 175,350 votes.

MERITS

Breaking up Monopolies in the United States at this time is essential for putting an end to the plutocracy we’ve become.

DRAWBACKS

Outside of its already having been used, restoration of representative government and rule by the people will require far more than the break up of monopolies.

Anti-Masonic Party

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History

A bit of trivia: the Anti-Masonic Party was actually the first third political party in the United States (formed 1828). It ran on a single issue, opposing Free-Masonry, which may be telling. It sought to embrace broader issues to gain popularity but failed to obtain a majority. Its proponents were absorbed into the Whig Party by 1840 but the Party re-emerged from 1872-1888 under the leadership of Jonathan Blanchard of Wheaton College. The Party elected numerous House members from New York and Pennsylvania, and also some from Massechusets, Rhode Island, Ohio and Vermont, but never any senate members. President Millard Filmore began his career as a member of the Anti-Masonic Party.

MERITS

None, although Free Masonry is still popular to hate.

DRAWBACKS

Already used and no party should ever be built on hate. Should it?

Anal Compulsive Party

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History

A fictional party from Dave Barry Slept Here, written by Dave Barry (1989). The book is dubbed a “Sort of History of the United States” and recounts John Adams being elected second president thanks to the support of the Anal Compulsive Party because it would be easier to pass history tests if presidents were elected alphabetically.

MERITS

None.

DRAWBACKS

Obvious.

 

American Workers Party

Analysis of Potential Party Name

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History

Established in 1933 as a Socialist party. It merged into the Workers Party of the United States in 1934 by joining with the Communist League of America (Trotskyist), at which point it disbanded.

MERITS

The name itself would be strong for the 99%.

DRAWBACKS

Associated with Communism. Previously used.