Our one saving grace is our "Democratic Party" is branding for 1,000s of individual party organizations. Ditto Republicans. For instance, in my state, official

Our one saving grace is our "Democratic Party" is branding for 1,000s of individual party organizations. Ditto Republicans. For instance, in my state, official (legally recognized, meaning access to the ballot) parties are organized by legislative, county, and state wide. Depending on the whatifs, who's got the real power changes over time and context. And the intraparty Democratic fighting is far worse than the interparty stuff. IMHO. (Though I've attended Republican events, having never participated in their orgs, I can't compare. Though from popular press accounts, insurgents like the Tea Party, taking on their establishments, sounds comparable.) Then we have all sorts of non partisan politics. Like interest groups, lobbyists, agencies, media, etc. So while doupoly sucks, and PR would be so much better, our current system is not monolithic.