Political parties have a current juxtaposition: they appear all-powerful but actually are not able to do their simple duties. Ian Ward from POLITICO talks about “hollow parties” and how this has led to much frustration of the American people, and rightfully so. So much has changed over the years for political parties, especially with the rise of lobbyists and third parties. Some have radically proposed anti-party politics and ditching political parties completely. Is that a plausible answer? What do we do to fix these “hollow parties” and get back to what political parties are meant to be?