Colorado just got a new centrist third party. Here's what that means.

[TexasTowelie]

This week, swing state Colorado gained a new political party. Its slogan: “Not right, not left, but forward.”

The Unity Party, which pitches itself as a centrist safe harbor from the polarized extremes of the left and the right, was this month able to gather enough registered members statewide for consideration as an official third party.

The Unity Party now joins the Libertarian Party (about 44,000 registered members), the Green Party (about 13,000 members) and the American Constitution Party (about 12,000 members) as a minor political party in Colorado. Still, more registered voters here—about 1.2 million— choose no political party at all.

With just over 1,000 registered members, the Unity Party crossed the threshold into the official third-party category as designated by the Secretary of State. “At the end of May, the Unity Party recorded 999 voters, registration records show,” said Secretary of State spokeswoman Lynn Bartels in a statement. “More joined in June.”

Read more: http://www.coloradoindependent.com/165810/colorado-unityparty-major-party-hammons

I am posting this as a relevant news item and it is not intended to either advocate or support the Unity Party. Additional information about the party platform is included in the provided link.

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Sounds about as useful and worthwhile as the Coffee Party

By which I mean, not at all.

[PinkFloyd]

2. This is worrisome

Because I worry it will do for Colorado elections what Jill Stein did for Donald Trump and take away needed votes in a purple state with a tinge of blue and turn it into another Texas.