Forward! Is America’s latest third party marching to power – or oblivion?

A new centrist grouping including Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman aims to tap into Americans' wish for a third political option - but history is not encouraging

After the 2020 election, Americans were clear: they wanted a viable third political party.

In modern US history the country has been dominated by the Republican and Democratic parties almost to the exclusion of all others, effectively creating a near two-party monopoly on power in the White House, Congress and the state level.