Partisan Politics - The Question is Why

[Xenophon]

It means people are starting to loathe the two party system.

 

[Foxfyre]

Independent is also a party.

No, it isn't in many states. I tried to put "Independent" on my voter registration form when I moved from one town to another (same state) where I had previously been registered as a Democrat. But in order to vote, you have to put down either Republican or Democrat although in a presidential election, you're free to vote for either. Also, some states have separate primaries, where if you're a registered Democrat, you aren't allowed to vote in a Republican primary.

Right. In New Mexico you have to be a registered Democrat to vote in the Democratic primary and a registered Republican to vote in the Republican primary. Those not registered with a specific political party don't get to vote in the primary.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Some, not many, folks loathe the two-party system. They alway have, and some third-party efforts have had limited success in the past, but only the GOP made it to major party status since the 1860s.