Not Invited to the Party How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold

From the reviews:

“James T. Bennett analyzes the roots of political duopoly in this informative, although dense book. … Bennett starts with the notion that The Founders distrusted political parties. … This is very informative book, and you can feel Bennett’s passion about this issue. … I am still recommending this book to anyone who is interested in politics and the history of politics. … I am moving this up to four stars. I have learnt a lot from this book.” (Joanna, Goodreads, July, 2010)

“This brief but dense book … sets out to do what it is meant to do and does it extremely well, hence the four stars. Bennett gives a detailed look at why third parties have it so hard in the United State and how the two main parties, Democrats and Republicans, stack the field against any competition. … This book may have a narrow interest factor but those who read it will have plenty of information to digest.” (Marvin, Goodreads, July, 2010)

“3.5 stars. … some very powerful statements are in this book. For example, ‘Three hundred million people. Two choices. It doesn’t add up.’ It’s so true! I had no idea how many hoops these parties (other than R and D) have to jump through just to get their names on the ballot. … Recommend this book to everyone, ESPECIALLY before elections.” (Mandy McHenry, Goodreads, July, 2010)