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By Brandon Gage A bipartisan coalition of former operatives and elected officials are set to announce the formation of a new political party, Reuters reported on Wednesday. “The new party, called Forward, will initially be co-chaired by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey. They hope the party will become a viable alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties that dominate U.S. politics,” the founders told Reuters. “Party leaders will hold a series of events in two dozen cities this autumn to roll o…