Rave this if you think 150+ years is enough for the Republicans and Democrats.

Which party's would replace them with? Libertarian, Tea Party, Green Party, Communist Party, Socialist Party, Ku Klux Klan, The Blue Dog Party, American Patriot Party, Confederate Party, Global Warming Party, Peace and Freedom Party, DixieCrat Party, or The Rent Is Too Damn High Party?

It's not that you don't have choices, you know?

Hopefully a party that supports limited government and lots of freedom. We've had our lives controlled by authoritarian elitists for too long.

How bout no parties? Like our first Prez wanted?

"Wanted." That's a misnomer. George never proposed or "wanted" any such thing. To say or think otherwise would be tantamount to calling Washington an idiot.

In George Washington's last speech he WARNED of the dangers of political parties. You obviously don't know much about our history.

I believe that getting rid of political parties will leave voters more open-minded about all candidates. I know people who would never even consider certain candidates just because of their political party, with no regard for what they actually have to say. It's ridiculous.

I think you need to talk to more libertarians; most libertarians have major issues with Republicans and the Tea Party.

That may be true. I've spent copious amounts of time just reading on the topic from those who advocated for it in the past rather than the interpreted versions of today. I have no doubt that there are some legitimate libertarians. But I have quarrels with the philosophical approach to government. I suppose, in one sense, it's not that I disagree with it so much as I view it as something to achieve, not something to force.

If left unchecked government will always grow; it is up to the people to keep it small. I think that's how the founding fathers viewed it.

Its about time

They don't even do what there name says

Both parties have very different platforms, but they both encompass a wide range of issues that huge portions of the electorate care about. The reason no third party ever makes it is not just about money, but about their ability to reach a wide enough base of supporters. They are usually one-item tickets, or they don't have a charismatic candidate who can deliver a coherent message that people are drawn to. The last third-party candidate who even had a shot was Ross Perot, who won 19% of the vote in 1992. He lost his chance when he ducked out of the race only to return weeks later. By then, many of his supporters had moved on to one of the other men. There is a reason that a third party has not won the presidency since the Whig Party disintegrated in the 19th century. They just don't catch on, because their focus is usually so narrow. If there was an actual Tea Party, rather than just a movement, the support would be there but probably not enough to win a national race. The focus there is mostly on the economy. While the economy is the biggest topic, it is not the only one that will decide how voters pick their preference. And so the big-tent parties that have a different view of most issues, but include a wide range of them, will be where most voters go for the foreseeable future.

does not matter if it is enough or not. it is all you get unless their is a massive political uprising that can't be ignored. and that won't happen till a third party can produce a strong UNIFING candidate! someone that has strong appeal on both the right and the left.

People are sick of the same old corrupt politics! We need one party called Americans!

Fully agree!

"The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters." Dwight D. Eisenhower

I think it's time we dismantled both parties.

I've felt this way for 35 voting yrs now ..I've always voted independent & registered the same ..

both sides are pathetic ....just different sides of same rotten apple ....!

I think we need to give a third party the chance at running the government and at least we will be able to see if they can do better.But they need that chance.

OH..... I AGREE !!!!!!

Does the phrase "PHUCK YEAH" adequately express my sentiments?

They shouldn't be treated as the only two viable alternatives. It begs divisive dualism that dumbs everything down and that gets used as a smoke screen for a lot of crap.

Yeah I'm sick of how these parties have been bought off by the Plutocrats. All of the Republicans kneel to the feet of the Plutocrats, and too many of the Democrats have also. Until this country gets rid of Citizens United, and has public funded elections all new parties will be bought off by the Plutocrats also !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fools are caught in the two corrupt party trap and can't see they are being manipulated. both parties are working for and toward a one world government

Time to overhaul the whole system. Get a parliamentary form of government so third parties can get some traction.

Another "HOLD YOUR NOSE AND VOTE"; why do WE THE PEOPLE keep doing this to ourselves?? Then every 4-8 years get angry at them. It is time for the Second Continental Congress.

that just minght happen yet ...REVOLUTION !

Did you know that Bill Clinton, Bush 41, and Bush 43 together raised over $20 million for earthquake victims in Haiti? Haiti is worse off now than before the earthquake hit? We are being robbed, some blind.

Unfortunately throwing money at an issue will never help, especially when that money is transferred from one government to another.

It's not the governments, it's the people IN the governments. We CAN NOT keep electing these socialist, redistributionist candidates; same ilk over and over.

Reduce the power of the government and it won't matter who is in it. We should start by keeping a closer eye on local governments and electing limited government politicians to office.

EXACTAMUNDO; if you study that UN Agenda 21 (21st century) you will find they target the locals so when they get to D.C., they are already endoctrinated. This is how they did it in C. America and S. America only there they worked through the church since all of that is 99% Roman Catholic. Those pedophile priests we have SUDDENLY make me think they are entering into our churches, too.

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They are putting up candidates for election to talk the talk; you think you are getting a conservative but he governs like a progressive; ie; Scott Brown and Marco Rubio.

I 'm ready ,for anything !