Do you think the Republican and Democratic parties will one day merge into a single party?
148605
No, because one panders to those from center to the right, and the other panders to those from center to the left.
136346
Probably not. Certainly today they all have distict national identities and would likely not want to be merged like that.
433768
There is a chance for a third party to become viable history has shown it.  Don't forget that the Republican party was a third party; the other two parties were Democratic Party and the Whigs.  \n\nUnfortunately, the current political structure and popular culture make it nearly impossible for this to happen.  One states regulate elections and political parties.  Secondly, most people who are part of third parties for my opinion has shown that they do not have a full understanding the nuances in the political process.  Lastly, people like to see things  in a bipolar fashion.
929597
Both do. If you do not follow the party line you get no help for something you want for your home people. The Dem's follow the Dem leadership & the repubs follow theirs. We have no independent people in washington any more. I am old enough to remember Barry Goldwater. He use to say. " I dont care who came up with the idea, If it is good I will vote for it And to hell with the party" I wish we had more people like him now but both parties would make sure you never heard from them.
804648
YES YES YES YES!!!!!\nthat would be the end of the democrat party
257594
I cannot see the future, but I certainly hope so. There are no check in the system and with one party rule it is not good. With checks and balances come compromise and usually good legislation. I think that the legislation of the last 6 years is proof that it is not good for America to be a one party country.
915588
And Republicans bashing Democrats was UNITY? It's a two-way street.
577196
The track record for third parties in this country has never been one of success. Even the Republican party only became viable after the whigs disbanded. I'm afraid the answer is yes, but not successfully. Americans only have the capacity to understand a binary political system. As long as the majority of the American sheeple continue to blindly toss thier votes away on these bufoons, we won't make any progress.
84908
It's not likely for a couple of reasons.  First, campaign finance laws rig the system in favor of Demopublicans and Republicrats.  Second, if an issue championed by a small, independent party becomes big enough, one of the two major parties will take it over as their own.\nMore Americans should register as Independents - that's the American way to vote!
807919
Right now only republicans are saying that both parties are the same.  It's the only way they can make Republican's look good.
632209
You are correct but what are we going to do? We have a wonderful 2 party system--bad and worse. It has been that way forever and it isn't going to change.
1057991
it will unless we the people start voting for the right people. also there has to be balance in washington. one party has to balance the other. when one party controls everything-the house, senate, and presidency that is not good. we the voters use to elect democrats and republicans equally. we need checks and balances.
362558
I would LOVE to see a real opposition party. I don't think it's gonig to happen though. We'll be stuck with the same 2 choices we always have, corruption or corruption.\n\nI hope, but doubt, that the Democrats rediscover enough of their collective spine to actually put forth some workable ideas. If they do it'll be a change for a party that stands for so little these days. \n\nPeople say there are two Americas. I think there are at least three. \n\nOne is Bush's America: an combination of the extreme Christian "neo-conservatives," corporate interests, the growing national police state, and payola. \n\nAnother is the Democratic "left": lots of ideas, but not enough balls to make them happen. \n\nI suspect there's a third America: members of an increasingly radical middle that will become more obvious in the next few years, tolerant of those who are different and aware that the big problems of our times are being ignored -- or made worse -- by those in power today. \n\nThat third America needs a candidate. Or, maybe, a new party.
72147
If one ever does, one of the big parties will die off. The system is simply rigged to allow only two parties to survive reliably.
922000
Probably not, because the two parties are of opposite beliefs as to how the country should be run.  Things will settle down a little, and the barbs will be more subtle.  Remember, the Presidential election is next, and it will start up about a year before the election.
852396
I'd say it is time for a complete political party overhaul.  In reality, neither party is really concerned about those they supposedly represent.  Unless you are talking about those who are in their pockets of course.  Both of the two major parties platform is not what they can do, it is based on what the other side didn't or couldn't do.  Empty promises from all sides.
810335
Only way to fix it is to throw out both Republican and Democrat parties and start three new ones. \n\nNot likely to happen. As bad as it is, neither party wants to lose the advantage when the advantage is theirs and neither party wants the influence of a viable third party. \nHeres a thought... simplistic by a thought... \nCreate a non-partisan commission that sets the agenda and guides the legislation. One way to make sure that legislation gets its fair chance on the floor is to set up "lots" of pieces of legislation that before you can move onto the next "lot" all current pieces of legislation in the current lot have to be decided on. I guarantee you one thing... Joe Blow Republican isn't going to want to hold up John Doe Democrats legislation if Joe Blows sponsored legislation is in the next lot.