Political Parties: Who needs them? We do.

By Daniel Fletcher

Both liberals and conservatives are coming to the conclusion that a dual party system may not be the fairest way to elect politicians in the United States. What makes most people realize it is not the most effective method is when the party of their choice begins to fall behind in the polls due to an uncontrollable circumstance. In many situations, when something negative occurs, people tend to blame the party that has a person in office during that time. This occurs whether it is this person’s fault or not.

If there were no parties and people ran only as individuals, then this would not happen. Voters would not be able to blame a party as a whole because there would be no party to blame. Bryce Fletcher was asked, “Do you believe parties are necessary?”

“Yes, without parties only the rich would become elected because you need large quantities of money to become known. When a person runs for president they rely on the parties wealth to create advertisements and publicize the persons views and ideas,” replied Mr. Fletcher. His view of the importance of parties is a widespread view amongst liberals and conservatives.

Mary Beth Fletcher was asked, “Do you think more parties would make the voting system more fair?”

“Yes, with only two parties then when something goes wrong everybody turns from one party to the other. However, if there were several parties with politicians in office then people might be more likely to make a decision for who to favor based truly off of their beliefs and views,” said Mary Beth Fletcher. Although there are only two major parties, there are actually many parties active in the United States. With the upcoming election in 2012, it will be interesting to see with the Tea Party emerging.