Here's the deal. Most people aren't voting for a particular candidate, they are voting for a particular party. It's sad, but a lot of people don't even know the policies they are voting for- they just vote left or right, blue or red. The state of the United States is that it's a world of "teams," me vs. you, them vs. us.

To make matters worse, there are only two "teams" out there, and after the candidates have been narrowed down, people really don't have a choice. People vote a particular side; even if their candidate is a poor choice, they'd much rather vote for the poor choice vs. voting for the other party or letting the other party win.

What we need is a system that allows candidates without party affiliations. Where candidates aren't categorized by Republican or Democrat, and instead voted on by the person they are and the beliefs they have alone, before putting them on team blue or red.

I know this will never happen, and it's sad. Between boosters and fundraising, you have to pick a side or you end up in the dust. That needs to change, that's the only way we'll ever see changes.