Not a Republican. Not a Democrat. Never have been. Never will be. Independents and third-party candidates should not be forced to join one of two private clubs just to have a shot at making a difference in this country. Kennedy got ostracized by the Democrats. He went independent. Had $50 million and the most famous name in American politics. Still couldn't win. So he sold out to the Republicans for a Cabinet position. Had to sacrifice his principles, bite his tongue, and stay quiet while the administration does things that directly contradict what he spent his career fighting for. Now he's using that same pressure on others. Calling Libertarian candidates in Iowa. Acting as a White House "liaison." Telling them to drop out. Bend the knee. Stop being principled. There's even a recording of it. This is the system protecting itself. Both parties grow the debt every single cycle. Both parties get us into foreign conflicts that have nothing to do with defending this country. Both parties crush anyone who tries to run outside their permission structure. Both parties are authoritarian in nature. Neither will ever get my vote. The RNC and the DNC are private corporations with a government-backed stranglehold on our elections. They strangle competition, divide the country, and exist primarily to perpetuate their own power. They are the greatest threat to a happy and prosperous America. Not foreign adversaries. These two private clubs. That stranglehold has to end.