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Message: <blockquote data-quote="deja" data-source="post: 1346635" data-attributes="member: 13072">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.</blockquote>