Letters to the Editor
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American Idol is the way to go
What you ultimately would get is a measure not of aggregate preference, but of aggregate enthusiasm. -- Asher Steinberg
I think this is a good point. There are many movies on IMDB that are rated in extremes - mostly 10s set against mostly 1s. Because of the extreme feelings either way, a skewed view of the movies rating results.
Who knows, maybe the system doesn’t matter; maybe elections are just popularity contests anyways. What about the American Idol approach - have people call in to a weekly show, calling into support their "favorite" politician of the week. Advertisers could pay for the cost of the show, eliminating fund raising and all the shenanigans there, and people would actually tune in, especially, if the current American Idol judges participate.
And, please no more pictures of Obama looking squinty eyed towards the heavens. Try it with colleagues at work. Start staring squinty eyed upwards in your interactions with them and see if they either don't start thinking you're a lunatic or ask what’s wrong with the ceiling.