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The primary elections only choose who runs in the real race, when you can vote for whoever you want.

You're right about voter apathy and fear of the unknown. Then again, we have some small successes sometimes with independant candidates. Jesse Ventura got elected governor of Minnesota as an independant; it can be done, and each time it happens makes the next time more likely. I think people are really upset with both parties at this point. It's all the same game, just a tiny bit of a different focus. Neither party cares about anything other than itself except when it's conveniant.

The people of Minnesota wound up not being very happy with Gov. Jesse but he started out doing a lot of good things and (so it seems) only later did he turn into an actual politician. When he was just a citizen trying to get things done, he seemed to do a pretty good job.