EDWARD SCHWEIKERT: Non-politician candidates turning political system upside down
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush no longer shoo-ins
Edward Schweikert
The 2016 Democratic and Republican party races show some interesting poll data. The Democratic race is purely politicians, while the Republican race has non-political candidates leading. Politicians will override the pending election results.
Bush and Clinton seemed to be the two candidates for 2016 U.S. presidential race on Jan. 1. 2015. Soon, three non-politicians entered the Republican race and the American political system was turned upside down. The top three of four garnering the major votes, unheard of four years ago.
The two parties basically represent the status quo: Democrats represent lobbies, while the Republicans back business.
EDWARD SCHWEIKERT
Albany
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