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In reply to the discussion: O'Malley: 'The Presidency of the U.S. Is Not Some Crown to Be Passed Between Two Families' [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)Us are so tired of politics as usual that we have told Pew Surveys consistently since 2008 that we don't feel loyal to either of the two major parties.
That forty percent is a larger number than the two parties own.
Usually only around 34 to 36% of all voters consider themselves Democrats, and the Republicans fare worse.
The big problem is that both parties are owned by Big Money interests. And Both Parties are operated in such a way that except for occasionally on lower levels of political offices, no new voices and mindsets are allowed.
Neither party has done much admirable in the manner of responding to those citizens in states where Marijuana is now legally okay for medicinal uses, or for outright recreational ones. Then Party Big Wigs wonder why younger voters are being "seduced" by libertarianism.