Political Gridlock Renews Calls For Third Party

by Don Gonyea, NPR

Political gridlock. Dysfunctional Congress. Debt-ceiling debacle. Times like this have many Americans wondering why we're stuck with just two political parties. While several political entrepreneurs are trying to gin up a new party, more than a century of history tells us success is not likely.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 27, 2011