There are six political parties in the State of California. We have the Republican Party and Democratic Party and four 'other' parties - the Green Party, the Libertarian Party, the American Independent Party, and the Peace and Freedom Party.

For voters affiliated with California's four lesser known political parties and for the fast growing population of voters who choose to remain unaffiliated with any political party and consider themselves 'independents', 2008 is generating a lot of excitement and interest.

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