Do We Not Need Political Parties Anymore In America?
By Major General Paul Vallely (USA, Ret)
July 28, 2025
Maybe Time to Rid Ourselves of Divisive Political Parties and Partisan Destructive Politics
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By MG Paul E Vallely, US Army (Ret) And Ray DiLorenzo
EDITOR'S NOTE: We were not aware of the support for 'Rank choice voting' in this oped. We on principle are completely against this concept used to steal elections. We believe the authors are misinformed.
Have political parties finally outlived their usefulness and stand in the way of getting anything done for Americans. Maybe we should to turn to electoral, high tech AI approach options. Americans complain frequently that politicians do not work together to get the simplest things done to make American lives easier. President, a non-political leader has led a created a new, very creative populist movement titled MAGA (Make America Great Again). MAGA consumed the Republican Party and proved a popular movement could change the direction of America to restore our America and our Constitution. In 2023, Gallup polling found 49% of Americans see themselves as politically independent. Bipartisanship is mostly a thing of the past because so many Democrats and Republicans now view their political opponents as enemies and even evil. For some time now, I have been questioning the need for political parties in electoral politics.
Perhaps it is time to rid ourselves of political parties allow candidates run not as Democrats or as Republicans but as citizens.
Political parties can have a positive effect on any nation, but they also can be disastrous. The National Socialist Party in Nazi Germany is one such group. It is a natural tendency for people to congregate depending on their political, religious, cultural, or geographical similarities. It would be hard, if not, impossible to prevent people from gathering with such glue.
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