Do you believe in the two party system form of government in the US?

I used to think it was a good way, until I grew up and got out of school into the real world. I think it's counter-productive to just be affiliated with one party or another. Personally, I'm what you call an Independent voter (or a swing voter.) I vote by whoever does a good job and has a good history of what they've already accomplished. I think it's so wrong to just vote for somebody just because they're a Democrat, or a Republican. If you think about it, it's just being a sheep and following the pack, and whether or not the person is best suited for the position, they will just vote their Dem or Repub. ticket all the way. I would like to see them do away with the electoral college system. I think that's a total joke! If it was to be truly fair, each and every vote should count, not just the majority of any State. To my mind and thinking, that is not correct, for the majority of that vote may only be by just a few votes one way or the other. I know there's a lot more to the processing of the electoral votes, but I still don't think every vote counts that way, and that the people who vote are not really having their vote counted. I think this is a giant wrong with the system. Maybe it worked way back when, but nowadays I think each and every voice and vote should be counted for it to be a true and real representation of the publics wishes.

The system stopped working when public relations became more important to both parties than service to the public. Candidates are too much alike because they're responding to polls instead of people. Maybe if we could vote for "none of the above" in the primaries, we could get the parties to return to politics instead of popularity. Or maybe the candidate would come along who has fresh ideas and the nerve to work to implement them. Until then, there's not all that much difference anymore. This year's election is rather frightening. We don't know enough about three out of four candidates, and not all that much about the other. If McCain's age catches up with him, would we really have to have that hideous, vapid woman as our leader? If it's true that Obama's expected to be assassinated if he wins, will Biden be able to lead? The Vice Presidential candidates are far from good choices. While Palin makes herself look like one of those cheerleader moms who'd kill the opposition without an extra thought to get the title, no matter how ill-prepared, where's Biden hiding? He hasn't spoken up much at all. America deserves better than what the parties throw at us. Obama is admirable and a really nice family man. McCain seems to believe what he says, if he can remember what it is, which is admirable, too. Strong leadership takes more than admirable, and we need strong leadersdesperately. Where is it?