Two Party System
But in every case, in each and every case, a new Political Thesis emerged from the crisis which lasted for a generation. And it came from the new force within the opposition party. It came from the Goldwater Conservatives (who had never held power before), from the neo-progressives of the 1930s (who had never held power), from the Populists and Progressives (who had never held power) from the Republicans (who had never existed).