There is no better argument against the two-party system than the current belligerence of Republicans and Democrats toward each other. This attitude leaves no room for collegiality or compromise; yet in a nation where most views are split nearly down the middle, compromise seems like the only possible way to move forward.
The need exists for more independent thinking – either by party members, or by independent candidates who wrest seats from the two-party system. Clearly, the time for change is now.
Alan Markow, on the need for an Independent Movement