Alot of people know that a different party would be nice--but the republicans and democrats have such a monoply that people don't want to 'throw their votes away' on someone who can't possibly win. So, instead of voting for who they want as president, they vote for whoever will beat the person they don't want in office. Instead of choosing the best, we pick the lesser of two evils. How can the American people change this??? The American sysym was designed so the common man would be in control, with these two political partys so strong, the american systym is broken.
2006-06-22 05:59:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
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2006-06-22 06:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by scott j 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The possibility is there. There have been several candidates in the past that have been part of the "Independent" party as well as several others. There are no rules against it. However; The key point to accept here is that all of the Republican and Democrat Presidents were elected by the people. The people voted for them. The American system is not broken, the system is one of the best out there, it is just not perfect. It still puts determining the presidency in the hands of the people as it was designed to do. The problem lies in convincing the people to vote the way YOU think they should vote. hehehe.
2006-06-22 13:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by Lord L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That will probably happen someday. The democrats are losing ground more and more. Democrats are no longer what they used to be many years ago;therefore, the liberals are a dying breed. The only people who support democrats now are gays, druggies, and gangsters. Those 3 categories of people usually die, sad but true, so yes someday there will be a president who is not republican or democrat. I just hope it isn't a liberal, pretending to be something else. The last election proved that decent, hard working, educated people, are not going to put up with abortion, gay marriage etc.. Democrats have went to the dogs literally.
2006-06-22 13:19:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it matter much. Just look at George Bush - he's supposed to be a Republican, but he doesn't support all Republican policies. Many republicans disagree with his policies (Just look at the Immigration plan he proposed). He's tried to appeal to his base by supporting the Gay Marriage Ban and appointing conservative people to key posts in the governnment.
It's the person who holds the office, not the party. Where the party matters most is in the Senate and the Congress. This allows consensus voting on key issues.
2006-06-22 13:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by seek_out_truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT is possible because presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore were from the Whig Party. George Washington and John Adams were from the Federalist Party and Andrew Johnson was from the Union Party
2006-06-22 13:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Libertarians are on the rise, and I think they are the true middle between dems and reps. Their main philosophy is that the government should be in our lives absolutely as little as possible. That's kind of what the founding fathers had in mind anyway.
Who would build their home on an earthquake fault line or in the middle of a flood plain unless they knew the government would be there to bail them out? Even when it seems like the government is helping, they're really hurting everyone in the long run.
Check out the link below to find out whether or not you're a libertarian.
2006-06-22 13:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the odds are low, but never say never.
Teddy Roosevelt did not get the bid of his party for a second term, so he ran as an independent. He received a very significant portion of the vote, but not enough.
Since then, there have not been any serious contenders to the GOP or the Democrats.
2006-06-22 13:11:20 · answer #7 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, as under the first past the post voting system, according to Duverger's law, the result is a 2 party system
2006-06-22 13:03:40 · answer #8 · answered by Conservative 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. I voted for Ross Perot a few years ago, he was with the Reform party. I didn't care for either the Democratic or Republican candidates that year.
2006-06-22 14:31:13 · answer #9 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean that now the presidents are either democrats or republican?
I think it would be great if they were! Most are put there by the governing group and used them to promote their interests!
2006-06-22 13:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by soubassakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't look like it. Cheer up, better days are coming. You won't have to look at flawed, corrupt humans to govern. Or whatever the disasters they produce are called.
2006-06-22 13:01:36 · answer #11 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋