Presidential Idol

I have an idea to make sure that everyone in America gets a fair shot to vote for President in both primaries and the general election. This would also put the contest into a form which the American people would understand.

First we create a new show (probably on FOX) called Presidential Idol. In March of an election year we have a week of 2hour shows. The first four nights rotate two for Democrats and two for Republicans. The last night we have the three major third parties share one show. (Libertarians, Greens, and Constitution Parties) On each show, each candidate gets an equal amount of time to present his case, to audition as it were for the job. After the first set of shows people then vote in an on-line and phone-in primary. Each party gets a pin number sent to it’s registered voters and each can only vote in his/her own primary one time. The technology to regulate this already exists with on-line primaries. Independents can vote for any party they want.

After the primaries, then we have a two month period of campaigning and debates then reassemble the five candidates for another week of speeches (auditions) and one big debate. Then we have our national vote and we have a new President.

I truly believe in American society today, this idea would work great and since most elections are more popularity contest then about ideas and issues then we can be spared the usual rhetoric. This would also plicate the lazy American culture and allow them to vote without having to leave their couches.