Why is american politics bullshit?

[daves19]

Now please apologize my lack of respect...I just wanted to gain your attention...I want to understand actually why is your country divided in liberal,republican and conservative...or maybe i'm wrong, I'm young and still learning my own country's politics but i have read that, to insert a new party in the elections you need to collect a ridiculous amount of signature...Why???
As i am seeing your politics from the exterior scene and like i dont listen to taht bullshit of spectacular CNN, i dont understand why it is so hard to get horizion pread a lil more??? thanks in advance and please again apologize any lack of respect, as we are not raised all the same way nor educated, but still have an opinion like everybody on this planet that should be one great country...

[onwardthroughthefog]

A quick answer.....money. It takes HUGE amounts of money in American politics to become a viable candidate. The Democratic and Republican parties have virtually unlimited resources to spend on advertising, phone call banks, television commercials, etc. For an independent or third party to get off the ground is virtually impossible due to the enormous financial problems it would face.

In America, grassroots candidates sound really nice, but they are a waste of a vote, other than to have the intrinsic feeling of satisfaction from voting your conscience. But it's not likely that anyone on the national level can muster enough money to seriously challenge for public office.

Onward!

[harris7]

it is because there system has been structured to keep the power in the hands that it currently rests!!!

[Bong30]

Now please apologize my lack of respect...I just wanted to gain your attention...I want to understand actually why is your country divided in liberal,republican and conservative...or maybe i'm wrong, I'm young and still learning my own country's politics but i have read that, to insert a new party in the elections you need to collect a ridiculous amount of signature...Why???
As i am seeing your politics from the exterior scene and like i dont listen to taht bullshit of spectacular CNN, i dont understand why it is so hard to get horizion pread a lil more??? thanks in advance and please again apologize any lack of respect, as we are not raised all the same way nor educated, but still have an opinion like everybody on this planet that should be one great country...

This planet is Not one big country.............

your opinion does count...... I like that you understand that you are young and are still learning.....

BTW...lesson 1. Americas Media is RAN by the Left (democrat, liberals) so CNN is one of the worst. you are not even gettin a good view of our politics from that network.

[GoldenBoy812]

It works like this. In order for another party to recieve national attention, they would have to A. have a candidate that is both charismatic, and intellectual, and B. have a candidate who can raise great sums of money like good old George W. Or, the candidate could have allot of money and spend his own on campaigning.

The problem is, it would be very hard to thrust the independent party or another third party into the White House because our legislature is dominated with the Democrats and Republicans. And when it comes to truly electing the president, the house votes the president in, based on what the election outcomes in thier respective state. So it would be hard for a state dominated by democrats to have a republican outcome, let alone another third party.

Political parties are nothing more than a support system for weak candidates, all while being a crutch for strong ones. They generally tend to agree on most issues, and defend eachother based on party affiliaton.

You know what i love. When the legislature is dominated by one party, and the executive branch dominated by another. It shows a voice from the public.

You want this to change? You have to vote. If you dont like the parties, than vote in the primaries from march-may. Vote for the independents, if they truly represent your views.

If all the people in this country who have a Libertarian view voted in that mannor, than they would recieve 13% needed to obtain federal funding. And with that funding, they would have a vast resource to run a truly effective campaign. Vote libertarian, vote independent, vote Centralist, just vote!!!

[Fengzi]

Onward and Goldenboy have some excellent points. I think the bottom line is that politics everywhere are bullshit. Whether in the US, the UK, Iraq, India, or the corporate boardroom. You can spray it with perfume, wrap it in fancy paper, and put a ribbon on it but it's still bullshit. U.S. politics just get more attention and scrutiny because we're such a major influence on the rest of the world. Or at least that's what we likt to think ;)

[CityBoyGoneCountry]

The real answer is actually very simple.

American voters are retarded.

[darkside]

The real answer is actually very simple.

American voters are retarded.

agreed.