Struggles she faced in challenging congressional traditions and running for president and she discusses the 1992 president ial election in which ross perot emerged as a thirdparty candidate. Shirley chisholm, how do you explain this incredible president ial year . I think i can explain in terms of the fact its gotten to a point in American History now where the American People feel a kind of alienation and cynicism from traditional politics as we have known it when we are addressing the selection of a person to guide the ship of senate for a fouryear period, i. E. The president. The people feel that not only democrats or republicans, that its all part of the same old traditional package that there needs to be change in america and that if the change does not imme nate from the programs and the agenda and plans of either one of the two parties americans have gotten to the point where they are willing to make that change outside of the regular twoparty structure. How do you think we got
Cynicism from traditional politics as we have known it when were addressing the selection of a person to guide the country for a fouryear president , ie the president. They feel its part of the same traditional package. That there needs to be change in the america and that if the change does not emanate from the programs and the agenda and the plans of either one of the two parties, americans have gotten to the point where they are willing to make that change outside of the regular twoParty Structure. How do you think weve got to that point . Youve been involved in politics for a long time including your own run for president , but what is it that got us to the point . How did the parties get disconnected from the people . Theres a combination of factors. First of all, the parties have not been able to be dispensers on the local and state levels. Particularly on those levels. Many of the clubhouses and the district local offices pertaining to partisan politics are no longer in the comm