We should do away with political parties altogether. The issues that face us cannot always be homogenized into a platform that everyone has to get onboard with. Parties are just big slush funds where they take your money and spend it on people you'd never vote for. We need a secure way to vote for people, not parties. Maybe it would be better to just vote on issues rather than individuals. Like a menu where everything is ala carte. Vote for or against issues and those that get the most votes are enacted.