Clearly, the Independent faces none of these problems or temptations. He has no primary campaign battles nor costs of any consequence. He can devote his full attention to convincing voters that he will represent their needs. Campaign costs, in the age of the Internet, will be orders of magnitude less than those incurred in the traditional Media Buy/Crowd centered campaign.
Return of the Humans
There will be no instant solution to the entrenched corruption existing within congress today. With but four Independents (two in the House, two in the Senate), their overall influence on legislation is slight, at best. An incremental Independent addition, built in election following election, seems certain to send a message to incumbents that their perch, once far from the reach of the rest of us, is no longer the secure nest once perceived. Instead, it should provide ample warning that the Americans are coming to take back their stolen country.
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