Totally the wrong way to elect those in power? If there was a "right" way to elect someone, Bush never would have gotten elected. Ever ask people why they voted for Bush? Did you get a response other than, "I want to keep my guns", or "Kerry eats poop", or "yeah, i know he's stupid, but...". People who voted for Kerry had real life reasons. Hillbillies voted for Bush, educated people voted for Kerry. Being America, we know how the story ends.

*Before people get angry, I'm not saying everying who voted for Bush is bad and vice versa. It's just that a lot of people who voted for Bush had some pretty weak and uneducated reasons.