What are the origins of the political party?

Why do we need political parties. Not every democrat subscribes to every democratic ideal. Not every republican subscribes to every republican ideal. Not every whig subscribed to every whig ideal. So why were parties invented? Could it have been just a means to unite differing factions? To create teams that were intended to compete? Were political parties invented to create conflict? Couldn’t we have candidates without political parties? Couldn’t we vote without political parties? Don’t political parties interfere with the American political process the way the framers envisioned them? Aren't parties by definition generalizations? If they are, then shouldn't you just avoid them? What political party was George Washington? They say Federalist, but wasn't he against parties altogether?





Sorry a lot of questions but really, I'm wondering if the framers of the constitution envisioned parties, and if they did why, and if they did not, why were they formed, and how.

What are the origins of the political party?
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Reply:It started from the idea that there is strength in numbers. Birds of a feather flock together.
Reply:You haven't studied American history, have you?





The biggest theme of the founding of our country is that the Founding Fathers tried to creat a country in which political parties did not exist.





However, the Founding Fathers failed to recognize that like-minded people organized into groups to air their views.





Political parties are a natural part of politics.
Reply:polotical parties started in England. The Whigs and the Whips