Easier said than done. They crop up naturally. If there is a way to stop them, it wasn't known when Washington said that. The fundamental problem with parties

Easier said than done. They crop up naturally. If there is a way to stop them, it wasn't known when Washington said that. The fundamental problem with parties appears to be that they're a way to exert undue influence on and ultimately break down democracy. So it seems like measures that increase democracy and reduce the power of any person or organization are what's required. From a voting perspective, that means things like multiwinner districts and races (improves minority representation and blunts gerrymandering), compulsory voting, paid voting holidays, independent voting commissions that draw maps, ranked choice voting... It also means either reducing the mechanisms by which capital can be converted into political power or reducing the amount of capital the entities at the top have, or both. So antitrust laws are not only good for the economy, but also for democracy.