Barton Bloom: Unaffiliated mascot

When did the Democratic Party become the Liberal Party? When did the Republican Party become the Conservative Party?

With fastest growing registrations as “unaffiliated,” we need a new political party for the middle.

I propose the Emu Party – aptly named for the flightless bird with neither a left nor a right wing.

This story was originally published March 9, 2016 at 4:26 PM with the headline "Barton Bloom: Unaffiliated mascot."