If republicans and democrats have such low approval ratings why dont we look to an Independent candidate ?

Question

My independent choice is


Lou Dobbs

who might yours be

Answer 1

our forefathers warned us of organized political party's yet we have did exactly what they warned us against, as they knew if you belong to a party and get elected you have got to go by their rules and support their causes, and also a party can be bought out to easily as our 2 party system has been bought and both party's have been bought by the same people so what difference doe;s it make to them who is president or?? they have a win win situation,I would never vote for either Rep nor Dem
nicole I think I would vote for you just because you look so good and ask a question not many others would touch, that is in my opiniop back bone for a good candidate,

Answer 2

There are two major reasons that independent candidates do not fare well in elections in general. One of these is that governmental systems are heavily biased in favour of the two major parties. A blatant example that comes to mind is that election polling places are overseen by a Democrat and a Republican in most cases, not looking at any other parties. A more subtle reason is that the laws of the various states are written with mainly the two major parties in mind. In Indiana where I live, the extra money from vanity automobile license plates is divided between the Democratic and Republican parties. When I learned that, I stopped using personalised plates.

The second reason is the nature of the third parties themselves. In the United States, third parties rarely work to build the necessary consensus needed to appeal to the moderate voter, instead they appeal to radical elements. The tend to be perceived as single issue parties, which works against challenging for offices that have to take both domestic and foreign affairs into account.

This is not to say that an independent or third-party candidate could not succeed. For me to consider them seriously, I have to see a slate of candidates standing for election in a significant portion of the Congress. An independent presidential candidate has to demonstrate a particular mandate. The last successful third-party to do this was the modern Republican Party, which formulated a strategy to appeal to the major issue at the time, and they displaced the Whigs for that reason.

Answer 3

Good question. The answer lies in the nature of the two party system. Independent candidates lack party backing and have trouble raising the required funds to complete properly on the national stage. Therefore independents generally tend to be less well known and unrecognizable. Couple this with a culture that is mired in identifying itself with one of the two major parties and you find your answer. The simplified answer is money.

Answer 4

I believe we are in need of new ideas and direction. The only way to go about this is to look for new blood, current administration and government officials have done nothing but lie and pretend to listen to the wants of the people and the people are Finlay tierd of waiting. A government is supposed to protect the people not itself. An interesting bumper sticker i saw said "Fear the government that fears your gun" At this critical point in our history were our government tells us what to fear take in and believe revolution is only a few years down the line. People just need to step up, and voice there opinions there are not enough jail cells for every single American to be put in jail for removing a government that is no longer doing the will of its citizens. This is why I am a registered libertarian

Answer 5

Do not mix up ratings of individuals or of the performance of congress with ratings of the parties.
The Democratic Party has a 52% approval rating at the moment and has rarely dropped below 50% since 99

Answer 6

I find the new third party called Unity '08 sounding pretty interesting. Supposedly it would encompass conservative liberals and liberal conservatives...sort of right down the middle including moderates. It probably doesn't have time to be very effective for '08, but maybe 2012. Think about it. I just hope it isn't like the problems with the Nader votes.

Answer 7

Under our present electoral system, an independent candidate doesn't stand a chance! We need to urge those outstanding, well-known candidates of our own major party to run, then get out there and campaign for, and support him or her!

Answer 8

R U intense? LOL! the dems are not going to grasp what hit them in 2010. The Congressional approval score is under 30%. final I checked, the dems very own the abode and senate by potential of a large majority.

Answer 9

Hey good topic. I don't understand why government is divided anyway. Why can't they all come to an agreement thats best for the people. I mean thats the purpose of government. Its time to end Dem's & Rep's! We put them in office for running this country in the best intrest for us the people, not for what they think is best for themselves. It's gotten way out of hand, dividing us all, cause us to dislike eachother. I could go on but don't want to take much of your time. We the people need to force government to unite together as one and do the right thing for us all. thanks for the Question. You want to run for Prez?? start with you to get it right.( LOL) Peace.

Answer 10

Mine would be a Bloomberg/Buffet ticket.

I never thought I could root for rich guys who could finance a campaign themselves. But, atleast I know they wouldn't have to repay donors with favors.

God, Perot doesn't seem so bad in hindsight.

I feel dirty now I need a shower.