American politics are complex. One of the main contributors to this complexity is due to the fact that if an individual wants to be successful in American politics, they have to align themselves with one of the two mainstream or “electable” parties – the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

  They have been the primary advocates for women and other minority rights. They have been the primary supporter of labor and workplace safety and justice. They are more for peace than war. They are concerned about long term destruction of the environment. They sometimes appear to be elitist and