The sample size of successfully established political parties in the US is small enough that the rhetorical question went over my head :)
I'm not sure we actually know what works and what doesn't.
> retired senators, serious media people & such. Multiple people who could credibly run for office.
That sounds like a recipe for more of the same. Though so does "I'm making a PAC about it!"
Though this "soft-launch" seems like more vapor than ware. I'd like to see more credibility, I'm just not sure how/when someone is supposed to bootstrap that.
I'm not sure we actually know what works and what doesn't.
> retired senators, serious media people & such. Multiple people who could credibly run for office.
That sounds like a recipe for more of the same. Though so does "I'm making a PAC about it!"
Though this "soft-launch" seems like more vapor than ware. I'd like to see more credibility, I'm just not sure how/when someone is supposed to bootstrap that.