Please consider the following: Party only ballots (e.g., straight Republican and straight Democratic party ballots) should not exist in a democracy. Politicians should be voted for, not because of party affiliation, but because of their records. Straight voting not only hurts national votes, it also destroys local governments, by inviting bandwagon politicians to run and take advantage of people whom blanket vote a certain party instead of choosing those candidates best suited for the office. There should be no parties on voting day. We elect Americans to serve Americans, not parties.



