SubscribeWhat if the presidential race were the other way around?
Random thought: I kind of wish the presidential race were the other way around. Instead of the party deciding for a year which candidate they’ll throw into the ring through the canibalistic method of primaries and what not, and then that candidate running for president against the other party’s candidate, I wonder if I don’t have a better idea.
Step 1. Presidential candidates declare they are seeking the presidency, and declare which party they will affiliate with.
Step 2. The nation holds a national election to decide which party will represent them. A vote for a party registers one as a member of that party and they will not be able to vote for candidates from another party that election cycle.
Step 3. The winning party begins a process much like that of the primaries and conventions. Electors from each state are chosen by that party’s voters to represent a candidate “at the convention.” The candidate with the most electors from across the nation wins the presidency.
One thing I think a system like this would promote is actual strength of 3rd and 4th parties.
It would also likely result in disaster and chaos. The people who wrote the Constitution were much smarter than I, and much more sober that I was when this idea began bouncing around my skull.
