Ya I think the major problem with parties nowadays is that both parties are just being pushed to different extremes without a proper voice for a middle ground in current US politics.

Current politics have hugely complex issues that are distilled to sound bites with simple and obviously ineffective solutions. Couple this with blatant corruption at the state and federal levels and you get a destructive combination.

One thing that I absolutely despise about current politics as well is the blatant use of religion in the construction of laws and policies. Both parties often cite the Bible as part of their rationale for passing a bill. That is literally against the constitution, and the 1st amendment. It is one of the reasons why certain aspects of both parties are at odds with each other, such as having an anti-abortion stance in addition to a small government stance (anti-abortion necessitates a larger government as government is defined in general as regulations and restrictions) or having a platform that is anti-money-in-politics while simultaneously taking money from large donors. This is why if you ask me which party I'd align with, I don't have one in the US.

Btw, the anti-abortion stance is unethical because it violates personal autonomy, which is a pillar of the AMA, and fortunately one cannot pick and choose when it comes to autonomy.

Another issue with regards to politics (and actually in policy making in general) is that many policy makers suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect. Trump demonstrated this...unfortunately very often, with the most recent being the AHCA where he admits that healthcare is a complex issue, while earlier in the campaign he specifically stated he had a plan ready and it would be easy to implement. It goes back to the first point I made, problems are simplified into sound bites and solutions made without realizing the ramifications of such solutions.

Then again I'm very much passionate about issues in healthcare because I work in that sector, and both the ACA and AHCA negatively impact hospital systems that help the poor and uninsured.