If Labor and Liberal are supposed to blindly back each other, then what purpose did the party split even serve? At least the duopoly of JCP and RPP was more honest about its state of affairs.
No one is asking for the parties to back each other blindly but there is no reason not to cooperate on common goals. The right wing parties are essentially trying to consolidate anyway so this is a strange criticism.
What aren't common goals between the Liberals and the Laborites? Considering how buddy-buddy you folks have been seeking to become, alliance between the Whigs and the Bloc is a natural reaction.
That is a strange take on history given the fact that since dissolution, every right wing ticket has been Whig/Bloc while no left wing ticket has had Liberal and Labor together.
Your sample size consists of two whole elections. To compound the problem, the Whig and the IB are strongest in the Mideast and the South, which have had excellent relations for years. It's hardly strange that these people would decide to run on tickets with their friends, or that Whigs would be close to members of the Bloc and vice versa.
Besides, I have not heard anything about Whig/IB alliance until the discussions began on the proposal that SJoyceFla posted today. But maybe you know more about my party than I do. If that's the case, could you use your inside track to advise them to quit wasting their time and just don't contest the Presidency?
