A smug looking character runs, surrounded by the following text
ME ON MY WAY TO COMPLETELY IGNORING 49.99% OF THE VOTERS AFTER AFTER I WON THE ELECTION WITH 50.01% OF THE VOTE
A smug looking character runs, surrounded by the following text
ME ON MY WAY TO COMPLETELY IGNORING 49.99% OF THE VOTERS AFTER AFTER I WON THE ELECTION WITH 50.01% OF THE VOTE
The “pre approved candidates” thing is a problem with first past the post voting and not inherently a part of democracy. Alternative voting systems make it mathematically possible for any random person to win and thus buying out every possible candidate is untenable. Check out ranked voting and see if there are any movements near you to change the voting systems you use.