The country is becoming more and more polarized as time goes on. We can't agree on anything and even the little things turn into all out wars.this is the part of the paragraph where I'm supposed to prove my above statements but do I really need to.
You could say this is a result of the two party system. With a country of over 300 million people are two choces really enough? If you're pro life and for gay marriage what do you do? If your position on life is your main issue then odds are you voted for George Bush. However if you did would you be happy? With Republican control of all three branches why wasn't abortion ended or at least severely limited and why would gay marriage take precedent. Now for the flip side, if you're anti-war but happy with your healthcare which side would you choose? If ending the Iraq War was your major issue odds are you would have voted for Barack Obama. However if that's the case would you be happy that he neglected his bringing one brigade a month promise and is instead focusing his efforts in changing health care? Not only are we as a country being pushed into teams which don't wholly reflect our beliefs and then are abandoned in an attempt to woo the mythical independents, but once this "Representatives" get elected we all to often find them pursue paths that they neglected to mentioned on the campaign trail.
So, are more parties the answer? No. While it would be nice to be able to fully back a candidate would that really change anything? You would get more choices and by virtue of competition it would be harder for a politician to keep their job but you would still have the same problems. Just because you believe strongly in something doesn't mean the majority of this country dose. In a multi party system your team would still need to compromise to get anything done.
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