cowshrptrn wrote:strike wolf wrote: This is another example of why I do not like the party system. People get judged by what party they run under not who they are. And as Morph's relative said "any woman but that woman".
This is the comparative Politics student in me talking but...
The system of electing leaders we have naturally regresses into a 2 party system. Same thing is happening in England (and they have much stricter party discipline, but a lot more accountability so they actually get things done)
Yeah I shouldn't have said party system. What I really meant is how it is working. I understand that this country will probably always have just 2 parties that really stand a chance at winning, heck 3rd party candidates don't even get to participate in the debates. BUT I do not like how it is headed. It is at this point, becomig a problem where the 2 parties cannot see eye to eye.
I was commenting on how candidates are often viewed in the party sytem. A person is often just seen as a republican or democrat and these people who think that way may vote strictly based on political lines and not necessarily for the better candidate.