The real problem is that you have to "play ball" with entrenched institutions, both public and private, in order to get anything done. Political parties exist

The real problem is that you have to "play ball" with entrenched institutions, both public and private, in order to get anything done. Political parties exist to perpetuate their franchise and prevent outsiders from being elected on their own terms, and they are much more effective at executing this task than they are at governing well.