I think it would be progressive to have each state nominate one person for president. Then through some type of election process, the field gets reduced to three people for the final runoff.

What would make this idea work well is that as the candidates are reduced from fifty down to three, all would be allocated the same amount of money to run their campaign.

The final three would probably select their Vice President from the other 47. As long as each candidate spends the same money, lobbyists become irrelevant to the Presidential candidates.

I also think it would be interesting if these 50 candidates didn't announce their political affiliation during the election process.

Although each candidate would have leanings one way or the other, they would be free to rethink their affiliation after becoming President, or better yet, choose not to be affiliated with either party.

As long as our presidents continue to "belong" to one party or the other, not only are their actions predictable and based on party protocol, but the other party will always be combative for fear that the other party's president will get all the credit if things go well during their term.

Our Presidents need to be free of either political party for us to get past the rut the United States is currently in.