That's why I'm registered as an independent, and always have been. I will accept the reality of party politics, but I'm not willing to give it my direct support.
This. I can't help but assume that anybody who's gotten themselves into the position of being the major political candidate of either dominant political party has already sold out, because one can't rise that high without favors and money and political capital and a staff willing to resort to dirty tricks when necessary. Right or wrong, I haven't seen much to sway me from that view yet. I do vote, and I will continue to vote, but nobody gets to claim me on their rolls, because nobody's earned that from me.
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Date: 2008-11-12 07:57 pm (UTC)This. I can't help but assume that anybody who's gotten themselves into the position of being the major political candidate of either dominant political party has already sold out, because one can't rise that high without favors and money and political capital and a staff willing to resort to dirty tricks when necessary. Right or wrong, I haven't seen much to sway me from that view yet. I do vote, and I will continue to vote, but nobody gets to claim me on their rolls, because nobody's earned that from me.