Bullcrap!
Bullcrap!
Whats west of Cemetery Road?
They do far more than that. They organize constituency, allow for funding to publicize platforms, they allow bargaining groups and compromise within legislative bodies, and they allow the public to make unified election decisions.
I'm not saying that the system is perfect, and political parties have their drawbacks, but they for sure have their place, as well. A hodgepodge of candidates would often leave voters bewildered, with a mix of issues that they do and don't agree on spread over a wide selection of candidates.
Am I the only one that noticed this? exactly what kinda parties are you going to buddy?
Really, you want to say there are absolutely no absolutes?
Deja, wake up. The "parties" are run by the same people.....the ones who OWN and CONTROL most everything. "Political parties" were created to keep the populace divided, constantly accusing and pointing fingers at the "other side", while those pulling their strings smile knowingly at each other...
Someone made a great analogy once: American politics resembles a room full of people and a thermostat that can only be changed once every 2 weeks. 80% of the people in the room have a side they pick - it's evenly split between hot and cold. 20% of people are fairly undecided and go with what feels right at the time. After 2 weeks of freezing cold, the 20% flock towards the thermostat and vote to change it to hot - it's a landslide victory. 2 weeks of scorching temperatures and they vote overwhelmingly to change it back to the cold. They have a short memory and are not sure that a middle ground exists.
This thread has me wondering: If Brittany Novotny had been in the R party, and you voted a 'straight ticket', would "she" have still gotten your vote?
