Manhattan crane collapses during morning rush hour, killing at least 1 The Party of Reason and Progress says they are not competing with Republicans or Democrats, but promoting evidence-based legislation. Right now we are supporting policy positions from any party if they are reasonable and if they promote evidence-based legislation. In the future, we hope to have our own candidates on the ballots, but even then we would endorse others who support our values. After all, that would be the reasonable thing to do.