I’ve often wondered what it would be like to have a no-party system. Of course,that necessitate a LOT of changes. However,it might mean making the vote a lot simpler just voting for the person running for office & not the party.
There is an independent guy running for US Senate in Maryland. I’ve read his entire website and can’t really tell where he stands. The language is too full of innuendo and pretty sounding words. Of course that means he’s a liberal.
I like having a party affiliation so at least I know where a candidate is supposed to stand and use that as a springboard for their real motivations.
In our primary, we have a state delegate who is Republican, conservative but kind of a goofball. I emailed one of his primary challengers and told her that I was flat out looking for an excuse to vote for her, but her website was too pastel and bland with no real positions. I asked her several specific policy questions. Another candidate called me almost immediately to discuss my questions.
She didn’t ever respond so I voted for the incumbent, clown that he is.