> I repeat: voters do what's in their own best interest. I disagree with this somewhat, and the reason is because some ballots have an option to vote for one p

> I repeat: voters do what's in their own best interest. I disagree with this somewhat, and the reason is because some ballots have an option to vote for one party across the board, and people do that. Parties choose their candidates, therefore parties are telling people, who have the option of voting on their favorite color, who to vote for. If you align yourself with one of the two big parties in the US, you're almost always going to vote for whatever they tell you to (of course there are exceptions, but I'm speaking generally). Generally people believe the party they like is acting in their best interest (because why else would they like it), and now we've come full circle. Ralph was not a member of one of the two major political parties. That said, I agree with the rest of your comment.