The Political Universe: Bipartisanship

I have been in politics for over a decade, having taken a complete interest in several serious issues from a young age. However, one issue that has had a profound presence in the last week is, of course, political parties within the Media. While there are several political parties found within the entirety of the United States, only two stand above the rest; the Republican and the Democratic Parties. This is a common fact nearly everyone in the United States understands, accepts, and usually allows to wholly divide/unite a group of persons.

These two parties have been thoroughly represented through the mass of speakers we have had the fortune to listen and to learn from. From former Attorney General Edwin Meese to Governor Howard Dean, there is no doubt that the Democrats and the Republicans have been duly promoted and discussed. However, as interesting as this bipartisan system is at its most chaotic as seen from the campaign struggles, there comes a sense of detachment from the rising distrust a large majority of Americans have towards the two political parties. I actually had the luck to ask former Attorney General Edwin Meese his views on a possible, and successful, third party. He did not agree with me.

Within the week, there has been a theme; the complete political universe in the United States of America extends from it's center-point; Washington, DC. From that center-point arises the two parties. You are either for, against, or just entirely 'inept' to choose a side. However, during our Capitol tour, reflecting on these cold facts, I began to connect these facts into some sort mess of a theory that I have been striking at for years; a true third party. Considering the Tea Party's success in the 2010 Midterm Elections and the Occupy Movement that has expanded well beyond even my expectations, this week's seminar of politics and the Media has made me more convinced that my interests in the political party system is essential in providing me (and possibly others) a political theory on a third party. This party will not encompass Republican or Democratic ideology, but consist of a union between Independents stripped of their party biases, ready to tell the American political system and the Media that follows it that there is a full change in the tradition of bipartisanship.

When speaking about a third party, I believe most of the speakers have been pessimistic in that a successful new party can arise and not divide either major political party. However, time will tell, and thanks to this wonderful Seminar, I have been able to mold my theory and reflect on how the American political universe will (hopefully) eventually transform drastically.