The Independents : The Silent Ruling Majority

For many years people have complained about the lack of choice in the general election cycle. The public views the Democrats as to liberal and the Republicans as to conservative. The common ground, once the norm in the political spectrum is long gone.   Due to the fact that our political parties are so different, the  people that have fairly moderate views on issues feel like they have been left out in the cold. These people tend to agree with some of both parties ideas but not all of them. Generally speaking these people tend to be called the Independents in the presidential elections. Candidates try to woo them because everyone knows you can’t win an election with out the moderate vote.

Independent voters have swung between Democrats and Republicans in recent elections – but the 16-point edge they gave Republicans in the tea party election of 2010. John Avlon

My point is the Independents are important; they care about this nation, not a political party.  They put a unique stamp on our political spectrum and they do it without causing to much a stir. I feel like the political parties in America don’t care about us, they care abut getting our vote, but not our ideas for the country. The best way for me to describe  the independents is to compare them to   kid who bring the ball for kick ball. The kid who brings the ball is weird and different, and no one wants him on their team. The kids on the teams  do however want the ball to be able to play.  To me this is a perfect allegory to the real world’s politics. Both parties need the independents to deliver the votes so they can win, but no one really wants to represent the independents once they get to congress. Its not right that we our used in this way. Its not just one political party , its both of them that do this . We need to change the system, because if we don’t , we will still be in the same position that we our in now, a hundred years down the road.