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my guy is not who I thought he was and could be. Did he choose the button and decimate the world or by talking into the phone first did he let the enemy start the apolcalypse? We sit and wait as the judges decide.

Then we have the third leg of the contest.

A debate. A very unusual kind of debate. The candidates have to speak for themselves. They have no idea what will be asked. They do not personally know the moderator nor he they, and they must reply to what the other candidate says.

They are graded on their knowledge of foreign leaders, their names, their positions, are they a current friend or foe of the US.? Did my guy just say social security is safe and there is no issue with the affordabilty of health care? No, he couldn't have. But wait, the other candidate wants everyone to be allowed to carry a concealed weapon and thinks our education system is the best in the world and needs no help. Ah, C'mon. I thought he was for reform. Did he really say that?

There is no bad mouthing allowed or platitudes. Either gets you immediately disqualified.
If there is a disqualification then the green party, progressive or other third party candidate comes into play.

At the end of this 3 hour show we have our winner.

Of course, there will always be a group of people who shout "Not fair!" My candidate's words were not heard rght or the stopwatch was fast. You let my guy start a step later than the other guy. And I know his pronunciation of Iran's leder was correct.

That's the good thing about doing it this way. The judge's calls are final.

Either way, your candidte winning or losing, people will care.

Why?

Because we have become a country of 'couch potatoes' who find it too hard to get into their cars and drive to the polling places if it is rainy or cold. A mass of individuals who are more willing to vote for some singer on a TV show then find out about where this country was, where it is, and where it is headed.

A reality show to decide the presidency?

Not a bad idea. Maybe Simon Cowell could develop one.

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