Had there not been these safety valves of political parties and elections, we may very well have had no way to change except forceful overthrow of government.

The political parties have lost their loyalties.

I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.

In democracy to avoid corruption, we change presidents every eight years. We should change the senators for the same reason

The protestors feel that the elections have been hijacked and the choices are between two corrupt parties—that when the power structure no longer represents the people, the vote is no longer a tool for change [Jehane Noujaim, "Tahrir Square, Cairo: Lost and Found in the Square"].

Far left and far right where is the body that holds the?