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In addition, third-party movements sometimes fail when their voters grow impatient with their continued electoral failures.

In addition, third-party movements sometimes fail when their voters grow impatient with their continued electoral failures.

The [[Republican Party]] remains today the sole exception. At the time of its organization, the [[Whig Party]] was in steep decline. In addition, its primary issue, [[abolitionism]], became a powerful electoral draw after the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]'s decision in ''[[Scott v. Sanford]]'' polarized the electorate as never before. [[Abraham Lincoln]] was, of course, the first Republican [[President of the United States]].

The [[Republican Party]] remains today the sole exception. At the time of its organization, the [[Whig Party]] was in steep decline. In addition, its primary issue, [[abolitionism]], became a powerful electoral draw after the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]'s decision in ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]'' polarized the electorate as never before. [[Abraham Lincoln]] was, of course, the first Republican [[President of the United States]].

== Third-party movements in history ==

== Third-party movements in history ==