GOP Aids Green Candidate Carl Romanelli

And this is why I hate party politics so much. Instead of candidates standing on their own two feet and advancing their issues and their stances on those issues, they figure out all sorts of manipulative techniques to split the votes of their rivals. And all because they have an "R" or a "D" after their name on the ballot.

The answer, to me, is to remove all private campaign contributions, period. Take television and radio ads out of the picture as ways to woo the public. Put everyone on a level playing field. Then candidates wouldn't be forced to acquiesce to a political party to get the support they need to run.

The other trick, after that, would be to figure out how to remove PAC and special interest ads from the media as well...