I don’t think so. I think they both honestly want what’s best for the country, and they honestly don’t see eye to eye. The Republicans, of course, are completely deluded, but I still believe they believe they are doing the right thing.
Even if the parties were only out for themselves (patently absurd, if you take two seconds to think about it), getting rid of them wouldn’t help. They’d just be invented all over again. I’d venture to guess that most people in them are idealists. There are a good portion of pragmatists, too, but basically, their job has become keeping the other side from doing anything.
For Ventura to blame the parties shows how stupid he is. The blame, if there is blame to hand out, belongs with the people responsible for who is in office: the electorate. Anyone who doesn’t understand that is being irresponsible in their criticism. They don’t like what’s going on in politics, but by blaming parties, they can absolve themselves of doing anything about it, because it’s the fault of the parties and nothing can be done. Sorry. I don’t buy this kind of belly-aching.