Then I remembered this quote from Al Smith:

“All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.”

And I came up with the idea of using a format like The Voice where judges help shape opinion but the ultimate choice is the people. Starting with regional auditions and eliminations and then going national at 15 or 20 participants. With the campaigns having weekly projects. Like “Present a one minute video on your experience.” or Talk about Foreign Policy.”

Perhaps a state party could do it as a trial.

Photo is of a Crested Saguaro in Saguaro National Forest