Everybody hates the two party system, but don't nobody wanna step out of line and vote for an independent. Dumb fucking sheep will get what they deserve.
Discussion
The problem is that people think parties are the problem, but more parties is the solution. Proportional Representation is the industry standard protocol for a modern Democracy for a reason, it works to force compromise among small interests to create a level of consensus, typically just majority rule, but that is configurable.
I don't even like Kennedy but I always vote for the 3rd party candidate with the best chance of winning.