[madaxe_again]

The problem arises, however, that everything becomes about re-election, rather than, say, policing.

The candidate with the biggest marketing budget, the most bluster, the lowest common denominator support base, wins - not the candidate who would make the best sheriff.

It’s a stepping stone. You go for sheriff, then assemblyman, then congress, then the senate. Your performance in the job doesn’t matter - just how many donors you can attract by pandering to their interests.

[Proziam]

I entirely agree. Unfortunately, this issue rests with democracy as a whole. I once tried to promote the idea of performance reviews for candidates and blind elections based only on experience and presented plans/documentation. Unfortunately, I think that even that system would fail because voter participation is abysmally low.