Reddit reviews Why Parties?: The Origin and Transformation of Political Parties in America (American Politics and Political Economy Series)
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I also hate partisan politics.
But parties serve a purpose, and it is entirely rational to vote for a candidate simply because of their party if you feel that that party aligns well with your views. Moreover, no matter how you feel personally about a candidate, they will be beholden to their party and it doesn't make sense to vote for a candidate you happen to personally like who is part of a party you disagree with.
There is a lot of thought and writing in this direction. For example, check out http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0226012727
> Clearly not, [the Democratic Party] exist[s] so the "right" (read corporate sponsored) dem wins.
This is abundantly false.
> They paid her, she did favors for and supports them in return.
You have no evidence to claim that she updated her stances specifically because of those donations and not that she was given those donations by people who already agreed with her.