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There have been major changes within the two principal political parties in the United States. In this article, we will look at where the Parties have moved and what awaits them as a result. I will also present an overview of the smaller parties and the Independents.

Part One-The Democratic Party

The Democrats have been moving further and further to the left with each election cycle since McGovern ran for president against President Nixon. The Democrats were in disarray with a lot of infighting as each special interest group vied to bring their interest to the forefront of the party. Finally, things began to jell for the Democrats towards the end of President Clinton's term and really took off during the presidency of George W. Bush.

The Democrat's liberalism has changed to socialism. We have had socialism in the United States for a very long time. In the past it has been confined to the very poor, other than Social Security. This took the form of free food, free housing, free health care, free transportation, and many other giveaways to maintain the Democrats main constituency.

The big difference now is that the Democrats have expanded to include the middle class and the working class. Under President Obama, we have also seen the emergence of a change in the form of socialism we have had in America in the past. The Democrat controlled government is now taking control of one industry after another claiming that this is the only way to save jobs, but having the exact opposite outcome. Job losses are mounting as a result of the actions of the Democrats. This is done intentionally to make more people dependent on the government for their very survival. This, in turn, gives the Democrat run government more control over the people as we lose our independence in return for a "personal bailout".

Socialism is a very popular form of government and is the principal way to govern, in one form or another, in most of the world. There are many forms of socialism and I have researched each to find the model that best defines where we are going. It appears that at this time, Marxism (not communism) is the closest by definition to what the Democrats are doing. With the merger of the unions with government, you could say that the Democrats have evolved into the "Peoples Socialist Democrat Party".

For this change to be successful, the size of the middle class will need to be vastly reduced. Life in Europe is a way to look at what our future will hold. After taking control of the financial, automotive, energy (yes, it's coming for all of you in the oil business), newspapers, agriculture, mining, and other industries, most Americans will in some manner be employed by the government. Government employees vote heavily Democrat. I don't know if that will continue to be the trend, but it's something to think about. What I have also found interesting is that the Marxist-socialist Democrats have been remarkably successful in intimidating the major donors to the Republican Party to keep them from contributing to the Republican candidates.

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