Best way to determine the president

[Archbob]

I know many of you don't like the two party system and how only really 2 candidates have a chance at winning so what would be an ideal way. Each Party/Group(maybe that has at least 1 million supporters) could nominate and candidate and compete in this poll's ways. Which way do you think would be the best?

 

[Murky]

Popular vote would be fine but we need free and fair elections. None of this crap we've seen lately.

 

[Archbob]

Popular vote would be fine but we need free and fair elections. None of this crap we've seen lately.

Never will happen with just a system where only 2 candidates will have a real shot. Need some sort of knock-out tournament to ensure all parties get a shot.

 

[Quackers]

Fifa 13

 

[classical_hero]

Rock, Paper, Scissors. That is the only way to settle a dispute like adults.

 

[Archbob]

Fifa 13

If you talking about just playing a video game, that would. But if your talking about a real soccer match, it wouldn't, unless it was 1 v 1 soccer.

 

[innonimatu]

I kind of like the old venetian system, actually.

But... can you find a hat large enough?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Rock, Paper, Scissors. That is the only way to settle a dispute like adults.

Only with the appropriate constitutional checks and balances to ensure that the all powerful and controversial "bomb" (tiger claw in some cultures) is not employed.

 

[Archbob]

I kind of like the old venetian system, actually.

But... can you find a hat large enough?

Well, I did say you have to find at least 1 million supporters to get your name in, so a max of like 350 for the US I think.

I personally think the fate of the realm should be determined like it always was meant to be -- in Mortal Kombat(and no, I don't mean the video game). It'd make for a great TV show/PPV too.

 

[Catharsis]

I came into this thread EXPECTING a battleaxe/prehistoric animal option, and I leave DISAPPOINTED, sir

 

[Grendeldef]

By far the best way would be me single handedly selecting the president but there might be some issues with the implementation of such system so popular vote would be the next best thing.
Winner takes all based options tend to create bi-polar environment for which I favour the systems generally used in the western countries apart from US & UK.

G

 

[Archbob]

I came into this thread EXPECTING a battleaxe/prehistoric animal option, and I leave DISAPPOINTED, sir

What Mortal Kombat and WWE aren't good enough?

 

[Quackers]

If you talking about just playing a video game, that would. But if your talking about a real soccer match, it wouldn't, unless it was 1 v 1 soccer.

yeah just play FIFA

 

[~Corsair#01~]

I think that a death match where a candidate can only win by murdering the other in unarmed combat would be the best way to select from the candidates.

Not that it would increase the quality of the potential presidents, because it would keep that at much the same level as it is now, but it would at least leave voters with a clear success at the end of each election: one of the candidates will be killed.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

This year, a "silliest name" competition would have been awesome, and you could have kicked off back at the primaries.

 

[Catharsis]

What Mortal Kombat and WWE aren't good enough?

Of course not. Release the iguanadon.

 

[Archbob]

I think that a death match where a candidate can only win by murdering the other in unarmed combat would be the best way to select from the candidates.

Not that it would increase the quality of the potential presidents, because it would keep that at much the same level as it is now, but it would at least leave voters with a clear success at the end of each election: one of the candidates will be killed.

Wouldn't that just be Mortal Kombat?

Of course not. Release the iguanadon.

I would have them all take turns fighting a Utah Raptor, winner take all. But like if they all die, we wouldn't be leaderless.

 

[Borachio]

Slapsies is a fine game suitable for determining the president.

President of what, btw?

 

[Archbob]

Slapsies is a fine game suitable for determining the president.

President of what, btw?

President of the United States of course.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

President of what, btw?

Ok, i know the process from here and I'm sure you know what's coming so let's just get it done for.

USA #1

Now let's resume shall we?