The diversity of political opinions in the U.S. becomes obvious at the onset of the election. Unfortunately, parties are portrayed as rigid polar opposites. Republicans are conservative, and Democrats are liberal. There is no realm in between. Everyone must identify as a Republican or Democrat, and as a result, all Republicans must support the death penalty and oppose abortion and same-sex marriage. College students must be liberal because those who aren’t are intolerant and against freedom, apparently. These are just some of the stereotypes that have come to typecast everyone into the current two-party political system. As someone who identifies as a moderate independent, I find this system repulsive. I’m sick of media portraying Republicans as being automatically conservative and Democrats as being automatically liberal. This makes it nearly impossible for any moderate candidate … Read entire article »