If republican wins, there is lass taxes, less help from the government, if democratic wins, more taxes, more help from the government. If indapendent wins, would how would they have it???
2007-10-19 16:28:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
There are two separate questions here. First, how would the independent want to run it? Second, could they succeed?
As to the first, as noted by some of the other answers, it depends on the independent. Because an independent is not affiliated with any party (not even with one of the third parties), there is no base philosophy. For example, we currently have two independents in the U.S. Senate. One is essentially a socialist -- Bernie Sanders from Vermont -- with positions further to the left than every other Senator. The other is a conservative on defense and foreign policy issues but liberal on other issues.
As to the second, recent history at the state level says that they are not likely to succeed. Several states have elected independents as governors over the past two decades. What we have learned from this experience is that such governors have no base in the legislature. As such, they have no natural allies pushing their legislative agenda and have to build new coalitions for each and every item in that legislative agenda. Needless to say, that is a much more difficult task than starting with a base of 40% or more of the legislature (most of the members from your own party) on a given issue and just needing to figure out how to pick off some members of the other side to get a majority.
2007-10-19 20:57:44 · answer #1 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Republicans have a certain agenda on average -- so do Democrats. But not ever member of the party follows that general party agenda word for word....
If a member of some other party -- or someone who ran without any part endorsement -- were elected, they would have their own agenda -- most likely whatever they campaigned on.
So, a libertarian would do things according to the libertarian goals -- a member of the Green Party would follow a green agenda -- and so on.
There are far more than just two parties in existence -- and there are still plenty of individuals who have not gotten trapped into that idea of a two-pole system.
2007-10-19 23:56:06 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd play the sides off against each other. I'd encourage factions within each of the two major parties to also play against each other within the parties. I would work to weaken the office of President and restore the Congress to its Constitutional level of powers. Oh, and I'd move the "official" White House Easter celebration to the Orthodox calendar during my tenure of office, but my successor would be free to move it back.
2007-10-19 23:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Hoosier Daddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much would happen without any friends in congress. That's the biggest problem with a third party candidate, everyone in congress has chosed a side...
2007-10-19 23:41:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would be stopped in his tracks by the democrats and republicans who own this country. What we the people want means nothing to them.
2007-10-19 23:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
coorporation run this country ,the honest one never win,the giant LIER will be win like billary and bring this country sell out to china permanenly like th pinokio doing..
2007-10-20 00:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by Beaner is Breeder 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it would depend on their platform. An independent can have any platform.
2007-10-19 23:31:33 · answer #7 · answered by Super Tuesday 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋