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Now here's an interesting and intriguing idea. We could take and randomly select average people to participate in a grueling season long TV Series in which a pool of 50 Americans from each state could be picked, on from each state. Have these 50 candidates than compete for the job over the course of a year. Each week a candidate is selected from the pool of 50, to run the show in a mock situation. Crises and circumstances could be determined by picking a series of three items out of a bag. Anything from a rescission to a major terrorist attack on the united states. Candidates acting as president that week would select a number of fellow competitors from the pool of other candidate for cabinet positions. VP, Secretary of defense, secretary of State, so on and so forth. At the end of each week a candidate would be eliminated from the pool via a public call in vote. With the publics choices being limited to either the president and their Cabinet members.

We could than tune in every week night to see how the president and their respective cabinet members cope with the mock situations presented. Than each Friday would be fire Fridays in which a candidate from the cabinet or the acting president for that week preformed. We could have it air at 7 o'clock pm on one of the major networks commercial free for an hour, two hours on Fridays. The candidate that's left standing after a 50 week run would win a set behind the Oval office disk.

I haven't exactly worked out how to take care of cabinet positions once you get in so far at the latter part of the season. Maybe could have former cabinet members fill in for vacant spots at that time. With out the position their filling being open for a vote. At the end of 50 weeks we the people would have our first president elected on " Who Wants To Be A Commander And Chief". We wouldn't fuss about criteria as to social and or economic status.
We could have John Stewart Host with Colbert as Guest Host. If not just about anyone else would do, just please no Ryan Seacrest.

Losers each week would be systematically taken away from 1600 Pennsylvania just like Nixon was. Disgraced as a loser. We could have Bill Maher give out parting gifts, stuff like an authentic yet ridiculous items. like the Cigar Clinton used or, you're very own Iran Contra Affair Oliver North Excuses to live by and other useless tips video, outlining how to get out those hard and yet grueling political scandals. Bill could than get a brief interview from the loser each week, and playful poke fun at their screw ups and point out their flaws. All for our viewing pleasure. Why bet people would actually vote than on a much more wide basis. We'd have a chance to see how our potential president might preform under certain circumstances.

It would sure beat the hell out of listening to them give snappy one liners and the same old talking point and stump speech. It would be extremely entertaining. Who knows and probably the most fare method to pick a president to date. No more tacky thirty minute spots having them either run their fellow candidates into the ground or fancy political talk.

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