If the general election was instead of fight to the death...

[Archbob]

So same political system, same process of primaries and caususes to nominate the candidates, but instead of popular vote, the way the president is determined is a fight to the death between the final 2 candidates for the two major parties.

How would this change the nominate/lobbying process?

Who would be the nominees?

 

[Rashiminos]

No change. Rig the fights.

 

[Kaitzilla]

President Chuck Norris ran unopposed for the remainder of his life.

--US History volume 13.

 

[Wolfbeckett]

President Chuck Norris ran unopposed for the remainder of his life.

--US History volume 13.

"Upon his death centuries later (voluntarily ending his own life, of course, as nothing but Chuck Norris could kill Chuck Norris), US citizens collectively decided their nation's peak had been reached and would never be matched again, and voted unanimously to just shut down the entire project."

 

[warpus]

It's the undertaker!

The undertaker

THE UNDERTAKER IS PRESIDENT!!!

 

[Perfection]

It'd be a much more dignified process and less of a media spectacle.

 

[classical_hero]

It's the undertaker!

The undertaker

THE UNDERTAKER IS PRESIDENT!!!

Link to video.

 

[Wolfbeckett]

The inevitable rise of president Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.

 

[Archbob]

I mean it'd be more challenging to pick qualified candidates. You have to nominate someone with policies that are to your liking but also be qualified in the arts of Ninja Death fighting.

 

[FriendlyFire]

The inevitable rise of president Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.

Not sure, NOT SURE, NOT SURE !

 

[GreekAnalyzer]

It'd be a much more dignified process and less of a media spectacle.

I'd quite enjoy this change.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

It's the undertaker!

The undertaker

THE UNDERTAKER IS PRESIDENT!!!

Nope, Jon Stewart kicked his ass:

 

[Gori the Grey]

It'd be pretty much the only circumstances in which Hillary wouldn't win.

 

[Hygro]

We'd have a lot more Teddy Roosevelts and Andrew Jacksons in the White House.

 

[Nobody]

Barack wouldn't have been the first black president. And cain velequese 2016!

 

[Hygro]

Barack wouldn't have been the first black president. And cain velequese 2016!

Not sure if really racist or actually really progressive

 

[onejayhawk]

Nope, Jon Stewart kicked his ass:

That's not his ass.

J

 

[Sommerswerd]

I think people would say the policy is sexist... But isn't it sexist to claim the policy is sexist? I wonder how a feminist activist would view this policy.

I just keep envisioning Seven of Nine vs. The Rock in the VOY episode "Tsunkatse" ... Anyway I think it would be a refreshing policy change (and much more entertaining)

I would also like to extend this policy to passing Congressional legislation. The "yeas" and "nays" engage in some kind of elimination tournament to the death. It doesn't even have to be fighting, just whoever loses dies. We could have Chess-to-the-death, Connect-4-to-the-death, StarCraft-to-the-death... Hey maybe even Civ-to-the-death!

As parents we would tell our kids "study hard son, but make sure you get in a few rounds of Civ too, when you get to Congress one day, you never know when you're micro skills might end up saving your life!"

 

[uppi]

I mean it'd be more challenging to pick qualified candidates. You have to nominate someone with policies that are to your liking but also be qualified in the arts of Ninja Death fighting.

No. You would need someone who is qualified in the arts of Ninja Death fighting and is also easily controlled by his/her "advisors".

 

[Traitorfish]

In the UK, it would probably mean we were governed by the sorts of toffs who take fencing as part of their basic curriculum.

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