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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 1968368" data-attributes="member: 3099">I agree with this premise completely and this is the driving factor in my desire to ditch the party designation altogether.I think you are probably correct in that the repub party is just downright schizophrenic.&nbsp; The dems have the same issue though.&nbsp; My personal opinion is that the dems are just plain communist/socialist these days unlike in decades past, they always &quot;leaned&quot; that way a little, but nothing like where they stand today.&nbsp; At least we know where they stand now which is not really the case with the repubs because the spectrum is wider.&nbsp; Still though why don&#039;t the dem candidates run as a communist or socialist and those &quot;moderate&quot; repubs run as a dem instead of blatantly lying?&nbsp; Both parties are guilty as hell in this regard.&nbsp; But I have to go with who lines up closest with historical American values.&nbsp; Getting rid of the party designation would force us voters to do our homework on the candidates, and make the candidates quit hiding behind some party platform that nobody reads.&nbsp; I know it&#039;ll never happen but one can wish right?Edit to add:&nbsp; I replied to this before I read yours and Parks replies and just now got caught up.&nbsp; Uncanny how we all agree on your premise huh?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 1968368, member: 3099"] I agree with this premise completely and this is the driving factor in my desire to ditch the party designation altogether. I think you are probably correct in that the repub party is just downright schizophrenic. The dems have the same issue though. My personal opinion is that the dems are just plain communist/socialist these days unlike in decades past, they always "leaned" that way a little, but nothing like where they stand today. At least we know where they stand now which is not really the case with the repubs because the spectrum is wider. Still though why don't the dem candidates run as a communist or socialist and those "moderate" repubs run as a dem instead of blatantly lying? Both parties are guilty as hell in this regard. But I have to go with who lines up closest with historical American values. Getting rid of the party designation would force us voters to do our homework on the candidates, and make the candidates quit hiding behind some party platform that nobody reads. I know it'll never happen but one can wish right? Edit to add: I replied to this before I read yours and Parks replies and just now got caught up. Uncanny how we all agree on your premise huh? [/QUOTE]

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