I know the Pew Memorial Trust really well, having been involved with non-profits in Philly for many years, and I know for a fact that they don't advocate getting rid of the political parties.
The elimination of political parties is a fine topic for speculative fiction, but it isn't even remotely possible--so it is useless to point to it as a "solution" of any sort--which is my only point.

I never said that you were an evil fringe flake, you brought that issue up yourself--