List of Political Parties in the USA However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterward the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” This famous saying by George Washington still holds relevance today, but was he right in his prediction about political parties in the USA. The rich history of the United States began with no party dominating the political discourse. The founding fathers, especially George Washington , were against party formation and believed that it would divide the people of the country. Why did political parties in the USA emerge then? What impact did they have on the po...