the way i think the election should be run.

step 1: pick random people out of the street to be the republican, democratic, and independent candidates.

step 2: have the republican and democratic candidates flip a coin to see who goes to step 3. (the loser gets 5 dollars because we all feel bad for him.)

step 3: the winner of the coin toss has a vicious battle to the death with the independent candidate; the independent candidate is in a straitjacket for the convience of everyone. he never had a chance anyway. the winner of the fight is declared president of the united states.

step 4: all of this is done in a few hours so citizens won't bore themselves to death by having nothing to watch on tv but political cat fights.

it's so much simpler that way.