Lou Dobbs, The Independent Vote and the price of gas

Much is made of the so -called independent vote by Lou Dobbs and Jesse Ventura to name a few and the argument is fraudulent.

The two party system, Democratic and Republican are not the fundamental problem. The fundamental issue is an Electorates inability to hold elected Politicians accountable.

Take for example the gas question: Why does the price of gas go up daily? The answer is simple. Gas station owners are profiteers, exploiting a situation. If a gas station owner, retailing gas when oil was $90 a barrel. Why should the owner mark it up when oil goes up to $130 when it's obvious that his retail stock or volume was purchased at a lesser rate.

So my question is: without the Electorate securing accountability from it's elected officials, whose logic then defines the facts, challenging not simplistic speculation but unbridled profiteering.

So what is the consequence of the independent vote as advocated by Lou Dobbs when the issue isn't a type of vote but principled accountability?

By Apropos