-Focus gets put on the party and not the individual person, makes it a game
-We elect people, not parties
-Official has to represent all of the citizens, even those outside the party
-George Washington, the country's "father" was afraid of them
-Hard for broad parties to match up with voter's views on all subjects
-Candidates may not agree with all of the party's opinions
-Parties subject to shifting their viewpoints/place on the scale
-Parties pressure their members to vote a certain way
-Locks out other candidates; just two major parties may not cover everybody
-Parties shouldn't be able to use official primary ballot to choose candidates
-Should be able to give "yes" or "no" to each candidate ("best of"/approval voting)