Most likely name for a U.S. third party?

Imagine that for whatever ASB reason, the U.S. political system is able to sustain a major third party. Or at least a significant third party. What would the most likely name be for it? Here are my suggestions:

* Whig (historical name. Though it's boring and silly sounding and smacks of Britain)

* Federalist (historical name, describes the U.S. in bland terms much like democracy and republic do)

* American (historical name, though it's even blander and usually mainstream parties do not have the cojones to claim the title of American by themselves)

* Progressive/Populist (historical name, but kind of specific in terms of ideology, in this situation we have no specific scenario so I'd like to avoid that. These parties did get much support, though, for third parties.)

* Commonwealth (
- "Commonwealth" is a synonym for republic and democracy? Why, that's just bland enough to work for a mainstream party! Or not. Also, a bit too British)

* Independent (a bit too bland, and highlights that its non-dominant nature too much)

* Reform (bland, and a bit specific)

Again, keep in mind we're just talking about names here. And names for something theoretically that could represent at least a third of the electorate.
 
* Commonwealth ( - "Commonwealth" is a synonym for republic and democracy? Why, that's just bland enough to work for a mainstream party! Or not. Also, a bit too British)

I disagree with the "too British" designation. Four U.S. states are commonwealths (PA, MA, VA, KY) and a further two use the term to describe themselves in their state constitutions (VT, DE). The term has native enough roots to serve as a U.S. political party moniker, being no less American then the Latin republic or the Greek democracy.
 
Some other possible names:

  • Compromise Party
  • Centrist Party
  • Colonial Party
  • General Welfare Party
  • Pragmatist Party
 
Green Party, man. The Greens have done well in other nations, I don't see why the Greens could have made headground here as the "third party."

BTW screw Ross Perot.
 
If you equate the Democrats with the European Social Democrats and the Republicans with the European Christian Democrats then a Green Party and/or Free Democrats are missing.
 
Progressive Conservative - borrowed from our neighbors to the north, maybe a relaunch of Lincolnian and/or Rockefeller ideology? Moderate Republicans break from the GOP and run on their own.
 
The Union Party; the name of the Republicans/War Democrats during the 1864 election to appeal to patriotic sentiments. It could be revived for similar reasons for a later party, and is appropriately generic enough like Democrat and Republican. It could either be a centrist party (uniting the nation) or a more leftist party (evokes federal power, labor unions). Possibly a conservative party (patriotic sentiments).
 
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