It has long been my thought that those who do not vote at all have little reason to then complain when the person who is elected does things he or she does not like. However, I cannot fault those who voted for the candidate they truly thought was best, even if that candidate had little chance to actually win. If a voter liked the Green Party or Libertarian candidate and cast their vote for their favored candidate then I certainly won’t fault them for doing that. . The only way we will be able to break free from what have become two bad parties is if people have the will to start considering other parties or even be willing to start a new one that better reflects what they really want. I could hope that the Republican and Democratic parties will reform themselves in a way that truly represents most Americans, but so far the evidence suggests neither party has learned anything from this last election cycle. Both continue to play the same politics as usual. They can’t seem to help themselves.

